[Correspondence Between B. A. Knoll, Susan Watkins, and Barbara Jordan - September 25, 1974-October 31, 1974]

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Letter from constituents in Houston asking Barbara Jordan to support a provision related to rape in legislation (S. 3280) related to the extension and revision of health programs with a reply from Jordan saying that she supported it.

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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996; Knoll, Bette Anne & Watkins, Susan 1974-09-25/1974-10-31.

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Letter from constituents in Houston asking Barbara Jordan to support a provision related to rape in legislation (S. 3280) related to the extension and revision of health programs with a reply from Jordan saying that she supported it.

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[2] p. : ill. ; 28 cm., or smaller

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Photographs from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives. Barbara Jordan ran for the Texas House twice (1962, 1964). She won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first African American since Reconstruction to do so.

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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996; Knoll, Bette Anne & Watkins, Susan. [Correspondence Between B. A. Knoll, Susan Watkins, and Barbara Jordan - September 25, 1974-October 31, 1974], letter, 1974-09-25/1974-10-31; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1712611/: accessed December 11, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Southern University.

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