Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is an American lawyer and trailblazing Democratic politician who was one of the first Black women elected to the U.S. Congress and a prominent advocate for civil rights and social justice.
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| Yvonne Brathwaite Burke canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Perle Yvonne Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Autumn Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-10-05 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Encyclopedia Britannica
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United States Congress Biographical Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Southern California Gould School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1972 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1979-01-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName |
Brathwaite
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Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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public policy ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| givenName | Perle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the West Coast
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first member of Congress to give birth while in office and receive maternity leave ⓘ first woman to chair the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ⓘ one of the first Black women elected to the United States Congress ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for civil rights
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advocacy for social justice ⓘ support for child care and family policy ⓘ support for criminal justice reform ⓘ support for fair housing legislation ⓘ support for voting rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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legislator ⓘ politician ⓘ public administrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
California
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Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
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Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors ⓘ Member of the California State Assembly ⓘ Member of the Congressional Black Caucus ⓘ Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 37th congressional district ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Regent of the University of California NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | California's 37th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | William A. Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1973-01-03 ⓘ |
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