# @tsutigersfb on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ99ycbA6Wm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15930527-tsutigersfb-instagram
- **Posted:** 2022-02-14T18:44:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tennessee State Football (@TSUTigersFB) — https://gondola.cc/TSUTigersFB

## Caption

Honoring our Stripes🐯

 Remembering Thelma Harper 🐅🤍

First African American woman state senator in Tennessee, Elected in 1989, Longest serving female state senator in Tennessee (1989-2019), First woman to preside over the Senate, First African-American woman to serve as the chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee(102nd-105th General Assemblies), Vice chair of the Senate State and Local Government Committee (97th & 101st General Assemblies), First senator to serve as chair of the Tennessee Black Caucus, Executive committeewoman for the 2nd district (1980), Served in the City Council (8 years)

🚨Stay tuned as we continue to Honor our Stripes with more Big Blue Legends🐅💙

#ThelmaHarper #Politics #Womeninpolitics #BlackHistoryMonth #HonoringourStripes #RoarCity #GoBigBlue #Senate 
#BigBlueLegends #Legends
#TennesseeStateFootball #TennesseeStateUniversity

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## Tags

thelmaharper, tennesseestateuniversity, gobigblue, politics, legends, tennesseestatefootball, roarcity, senate, bigbluelegends, womeninpolitics, honoringourstripes, blackhistorymonth

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