Z3101

Black Heritage

Patricia Roberts Harris - Politician, Diplomat and Legal Scholar

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PATRIC IA ROBERTS HARRIS

Patricia Harris was the first African-American woman to serve as a member of a presidential cabinet_ In 1977, Jimmy Carter named her Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Two years later, President Carter named Harris Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson made Patricia Harris the first African-American woman to serve as a U.S. ambassador when he appointed her to that post in Luxembourg. Further, she had the honor of being the first woman to serve as Dean of the Howard University Law School.

My hand painted cachet depicts an urban scene with housing in the background. Children enjoy a parklike setting in a secure and safe environment. Harris worked especially hard to improve the health and further the education of all children - but especially those in disadvantaged families. This youth-oriented FDC symbolizes the areas of our society that Patricia Roberts Harris worked so hard to improve. Item #Z3101 - $12.25.