Patricia Harris

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Patricia_Harris
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Howard_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-05-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mattoon,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1985-03-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Patricia Harris
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor first African American woman to serve in the United States Cabinet
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:diplomat
politician
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
gptkb:United_States_Ambassador_to_Luxembourg
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Health,_Education,_and_Welfare
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:William_Beasley_Harris
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anthony_Hecht
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4