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Yvonne Brathwaite, Jet Magazine Cover

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Date

1967-07-13

Publisher

Johnson Publishing Company

Dimensions

5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (14.9 x 10.5 cm)

Accession Number

2007.371.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

In 1967, Jet magazine predicted that California state assemblywoman Yvonne Brathwaite (later Burke) could become the first black woman in U.S. Congress, in part due to her success in working with “hardened politicos of all hues.” The upcoming reapportionment of Los Angeles districts in 1971 was the expected catalyst. Though Burke would win election in 1972, Shirley Chisholm of New York preceded her, winning a seat in the House in the 1968 elections.

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