Vel Phillips

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
civil rights activist
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Heritage_Award
gptkb:National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Wisconsin_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1923-02-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Milwaukee,_Wisconsin,_USA
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-08-17
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin-Madison
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vel Phillips
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Vel_Phillips.jpg/800px-Vel_Phillips.jpg
gptkbp:influenced civil rights movement
political_representation_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:knownFor first African American woman elected to a statewide office in Wisconsin
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Wisconsin_Fair_Employment_Act
gptkb:Wisconsin_Secretary_of_State
Milwaukee_Common_Council_member
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Milwaukee,_Wisconsin,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:William_Phillips