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Passing State Law Not Easy But Sometimes It Can Be Fun (open access)

Passing State Law Not Easy But Sometimes It Can Be Fun

Paper written by Margaret Mayer, a special correspondent for The Dallas Daily Times Herald, about the passing of state laws.
Date: February 2, 1953
Creator: Mayer, Margaret
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago? (open access)

Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about why the higher education is becoming more necessary over time.
Date: July 24, 1952
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at age 15. She is wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the chest up.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History