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Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was known as “The Great Texas Orator”. She was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the South. She was also the first Black person and woman to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 1976. With her powerful speaking skills, she shocked the nation at the Watergate hearings in 1974 demanding President Nixon’s impeachment. #ARYEXWHM #WomensHerstoryMonth

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