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Girls in Politics Initiative - Minnie Buckingham Harper became the first black woman legislator in the United States in 1928 when she was appointed to the West Virginia state legislature. #shesthefirst #girlsinpolitics #
daily304's podcast: The History Project: Minnie Buckingham Harper - First African American Woman Legislator in United States History
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