US President Jimmy Carter appointed her secretary of housing and urban development in 1977. She was the first African American woman to join the Cabinet.
Patricia Roberts was married to William Beasley Harris in 1955.
Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American woman to hold a Cabinet position in the U.S. government, did not have any children. Throughout her life, she focused on her career in public service and law, serving in various significant roles, including as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Harris was married to William H. Harris but did not have a family of her own.
She died of cancer on March 23, 1985, five months after the death of her husband.
The first black female cabinet minister was Patricia Harris who became Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1977, under Jimmy Carter.
Roberta Harris was the first woman to serve in the Presidents Cabinet in 1896
Because she was thr firs black secretary in cabinet
Patricia Roberts was married to William Beasley Harris in 1955.
Maybe you are thinking of Patricia Roberts Harris was was HUD Secretary for Jimmy Carter 1977-1979.
Yes, Patricia Roberts Harris died of cancer on March 23, 1985, five months after the death of her husband.
Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American woman to hold a Cabinet position in the U.S. government, did not have any children. Throughout her life, she focused on her career in public service and law, serving in various significant roles, including as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Harris was married to William H. Harris but did not have a family of her own.
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She served under three presidents.President John Kennedy appointed her chairperson of the National Women's Committee for Civil RightsPresident Lyndon Johnson named Harris to the 13-member Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico.He later appointed her ambassador to Luxembourg in 1965.President Jimmy Carter named Harris secretary of housing and urban development.President Carter appointed Harris to the largest cabinet post, Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), in 1979.
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she was the first black secretary in cabinet
She was born on May 31, 1924