As I researched Barbara Jordan, The word first came to use a lot when mentioning her accomplishments. She was so esteemed that it almost seemed like an extension of which ever title she was innovating at that time. The first black women to serve in the Texas Senate. The first of black women to serve on corporate boards. I personally think that treatment as such must of contributed to her entire personality. I can only imagine a black women, coming up in the time which she did, dealing with all the preconceptions of colored people. …
