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Patricia Harris
Patricia Roberts Harris
American politician and diplomat (1924–1985).
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Patricia Harris
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online
U.S. National Archives
Sex or Gender
Female
Cause of Death
Cancer
Breast Cancer
Date of Birth
5/31/1924
Date of Death
3/23/1985
Place of Birth
Mattoon
Country of Citizenship
United States
Member of Political Party
Democratic Party
Educated At
George Washington University Law School
George Washington University
Howard University
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Washington, D.C.
Patricia
African Americans
Diplomat
Lawyer
Politician
Human Rights Defender
Rock Creek Cemetery
National Women's Hall of Fame
(2003)
Point in Time
:
2003
D.C. Women's Hall of Fame
(1988)
Point in Time
:
1988
Honorary Degree From Spelman College
(1977)
Point in Time
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1977
Honorary Degree From Spelman College
(1997)
Point in Time
:
1997
Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year
(1974)
Point in Time
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1974
Natural Causes
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Patricia Roberts Harris
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
(9/7/1965 - 9/22/1967)
Start Time
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9/7/1965
End Time
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9/22/1967
United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
(8/3/1979 - 5/4/1980)
Replaces
:
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Appointed By
:
Jimmy Carter
Start Time
:
8/3/1979
End Time
:
5/4/1980
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
(5/4/1980 - 1/20/1981)
Appointed By
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Jimmy Carter
Replaced By
:
Richard Schweiker
Start Time
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5/4/1980
End Time
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1/20/1981
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(1/23/1977 - 9/10/1979)
Replaces
:
Carla Anderson Hills
Replaced By
:
Moon Landrieu
Start Time
:
1/23/1977
End Time
:
9/10/1979
IBM
Harvard University
Notable Black American Women
Roberts
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Harris
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