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Democratic Woman of the Year (open access)

Democratic Woman of the Year

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Democratic Women's Club, after receiving the award of Democratic Woman of the Year.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whither Goes the Government? (open access)

Whither Goes the Government?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the La Plata County Democrats in Durango, Colorado, about the goal of the government.
Date: November 12, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan: Building Bridges for Better Health, Keynote Address (open access)

Barbara Jordan: Building Bridges for Better Health, Keynote Address

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speaker for the Building Bridges for Better Health conference in San Antonio, Texas. The speech is about the lack of healthcare for young women with children.
Date: March 12, 1991
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many (open access)

E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan at Northwestern University regarding the difficulty in maintaining equality and justice within a diverse society, with primary focus given to the problem of racism.
Date: September 12, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Texas Union (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Texas Union

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the University of Texas Union, about government secrecy.
Date: February 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Houston Local Union Number 408 Stewards Conference, University of Houston, October 12, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Houston Local Union Number 408 Stewards Conference, University of Houston, October 12, 1975

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Date: October 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Parren Mitchell Benefit (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Parren Mitchell Benefit

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Parren Mitchell Benefit, concerning the importance of a government's care for its people.
Date: March 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton] (open access)

[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background. The text is handwritten and contains a number of edits.
Date: September 12, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the League of United Latin America Citizens, October 12, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the League of United Latin America Citizens, October 12, 1975

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding discrimination faced by Mexican-Americans and African-Americans in Texas and the need to extend the Voting Rights Act.
Date: October 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Democratic National Convention, July 12, 1976] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Democratic National Convention, July 12, 1976]

Text of Barbara Jordan remarks before the Democratic National Convention. She discusses Democratic party ideals.
Date: July 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan, January 12, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan, January 12, 1977]

Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan regarding an enclosed copy of Barbara Jordan's speech to the Fifth Circuit Conference. The speech is not included in the record. Sullivan says that Carrigan may use the address in a spring issue of The Houston Lawyer.
Date: January 12, 1977
Creator: Sullivan, Kevin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Woman of the Year (open access)

Democratic Woman of the Year

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Democratic Women's Club, after receiving the award of Democratic Woman of the Year.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Houston Local Union Number 408 Stewards Conference, University of Houston, October 12, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Houston Local Union Number 408 Stewards Conference, University of Houston, October 12, 1975

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding recent labor laws as well as interactions between labor unions and Congress.
Date: October 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the swearing-in ceremony of Ms. Azie Morton as United States Treasurer.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the swearing-in ceremony of Ms. Azie Morton as United States Treasurer.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Third National Institute for Black Elected Officials (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Third National Institute for Black Elected Officials

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Third National Institute for Black Elected Officials in Washington D.C.
Date: December 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Texas Union (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Texas Union

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the University of Texas Union, about government secrecy.
Date: February 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks by Professor Barbara Jordan: Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform to the National Conference of United We Stand, America (open access)

Remarks by Professor Barbara Jordan: Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform to the National Conference of United We Stand, America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, as Chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the National Conference of United We Stand, America, in Dallas, Texas. The speech is about the work of her commission in the area of immigration.
Date: August 12, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Role of the Advocate (open access)

The Role of the Advocate

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in Houston, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Hundred Years, Now What? (open access)

Two Hundred Years, Now What?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the 4th Annual Conference for the National Alliance of Black School Educators in Miami Beach, FLorieda.
Date: November 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many (open access)

E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan at Northwestern University regarding the difficulty in maintaining equality and justice within a diverse society, with primary focus given to the problem of racism.
Date: September 12, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
60th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 559 (open access)

60th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 559

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the occupational safety of employees of industry and enterprise; providing for enforcement and prescribing penalties.
Date: June 12, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Democratic National Convention Speech] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Democratic National Convention Speech]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden.
Date: July 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History