celebratingamazingwomen:Edith Sampson (1898-1979) was thefirst black US delegate appointed to the Un
celebratingamazingwomen:Edith Sampson (1898-1979) was thefirst black US delegate appointed to the United Nations. She was also anattorney, having completed Law School with a special dean’s commendation, allwhile working full-time as a social worker.In 1924 sheopened a law office that served the African-American community of Chicago. In1943 she became a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers, one ofthe first WOC to do so. She was elected by President Truman to serve on theSocial, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee of the UN in 1950, and 11 yearslater she became the USA’s first black representative for NATO. -- source link
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