"Patricia Roberts was born on May 31, 1924 as the daughter of a Pullman car waiter. Harris grew up to become the first African American woman to hold a cabinet position, serve as an ambassador, and head a law school. Harris fought for fair housing and employment practices under the Carter administration as the secretary of housing and urban development (HUD). She died of breast cancer at age 60." Thank you Mrs. Roberts Harris for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Patricia Roberts Harris. :-)
http://www.biography.com/people/patricia-roberts-harris-205630
“Senator, I am one of them. You do not seem to understand who I am. I am a black woman, the daughter of a dining-car worker If my life has any meaning at all, it is that those who start out as outcasts can wind up as being part of the system.” - Patricia Roberts Harris
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