Eleanor Holmes Norton
(1937-)

African-American Politician & Human Rights Activist

birthdate: June 13
birthplace: Washington, DC

Eleanor Holmes Norton has been called one of the 100 most important women. Her lifelong service for a better world has included working as a first amendment lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union; chairing the New York Commission on Human Rights; chairing the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and serving 8 terms as Congresswoman for the District of Columbia. Her passion for a better world is chronicled in the best-selling biography, Fire In My Soul.

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