Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) was an American politician, diplomat, and legal scholar. She served as the 6th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 1977 to 1979 and as the 13th United States secretary of health and human services [a] from 1979 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter.

2021年3月2日 · Patricia Roberts Harris was an ever relentless woman who broke down barriers for Black women across the country. Her life was defined by a list of firsts as well as her incredible resilience and humility.

2025年3月19日 · Patricia Roberts Harris (born May 31, 1924, Mattoon, Illinois, U.S.—died March 23, 1985, Washington, D.C.) was an American public official, the first African American woman named to a U.S. ambassadorship and the first as well to serve in a presidential cabinet.

Patricia Roberts Harris' life is a powerful chapter in our American story. "I am one of them…," she said at her 1977 hearing to become HUD Secretary. Those words underscored her commitment to social justice and her sense of responsibility to the African American community and to the nation.

Patricia Roberts Harris became the first black woman in a presidential cabinet when she was named secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Jimmy Carter in 1977; she became secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1980.

2007年3月19日 · Harris persuaded her critics and became the first African American woman to direct a Federal department. In 1980, Harris was appointed Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW).

2018年5月29日 · In the late 1970s Patricia Roberts Harris made history when she became the first black woman ever to serve as a U.S. Cabinet secretary.

Patricia Harris (born September 1, 1956) is the chief executive officer of Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies. She served as deputy mayor for administration for New York City from 2002 to 2005 and then as first deputy mayor for New York City from 2006 to 2013.

Patricia Roberts Harris was dedicated to public service, civil rights and the promotion of social justice. A woman of many firsts, she was the first Black woman to serve the nation as Ambassador, the first Black woman to become dean of a law school, and the first Black woman to serve in a Presidential cabinet.

2025年2月13日 · Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African-American woman to hold a Cabinet position, serve as U.S. ambassador, and head a law school. Harris was born on May 31, 1924, in Mattoon, Illinois, the daughter of a.