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The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing difficulties faced by the elderly, and elderly black women in particular. She also discusses how the Ford administration is thinning aid towards this group.

Date: April 15, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Caucus on the Black Aged. In it, Jordan discusses the plight of elderly African-American women, welfare, and contemporary politics. Numerous handwritten edits have been added throughout the text.

Date: April 15, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

Air Pollution and the Inner-City.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding inner-city pollution and its effects on health on vulnerable populations.

Date: 1975~

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text for a statement made by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Air Control Board about the issue of air pollution in Houston, Texas.

Date: May 28, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Date: May 28, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the deterioration of air quality, the Clean Air Act, and Congressional reluctance to enforce expensive restrictions.

Date: May 28, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Photocopied text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.

Date: May 4, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.

Date: May 4, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

American Society of Newspaper Editors

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Society of Newspaper Editors, joking about the upcoming 1976 presidential election.

Date: April 17, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Southern University

The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1975

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: January 1, 1975

Item Type: Newspaper