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Alonzo, Armando C. Tejano Legacy: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734–1900 (1998) Barr, Alwyn. Black Texans: A History of African Americans in Texas, 1528–1995 (1996) online; Barr, Alwyn. Black cowboys of Texas (Texas A&M University Press, 2000) online. Barr, Alwyn. "Black Urban Churches on the Southern Frontier, 1865-1900."
Ima Hogg, c. 1900 Ima Hogg (July 10, 1882 – August 19, 1975), known as "The First Lady of Texas", [1] was an American society leader, philanthropist, mental health advocate, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th century. [2]
President Texas Woman's University [160] Sarah Tilghman Hughes (1896–1985) 1984 Texas state legislator, United States district judge, administered November 22, 1963, oath of office to Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Air Force One [161] Lady Bird Johnson (1912–2007) 1984 First Lady of the United States [162] Barbara Jordan (1936–1996) 1984 ...
Marissa Teijo has fulfilled her dream of competing in the Miss Texas USA pageant — at 71 years old. Over the weekend, Teijo and 74 other women participated in the Houston pageant, with Aarienna ...
For the election of Lee P. Brown, blacks may have made up over 33% of the turnout. Brown won 90% or more in African-American neighborhoods. [51] As of 2005 Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houstonian, is one of two black Texan U.S. House of Representatives members. [52] Al Green (Texas 9th district), also from Houston, is the other.
The women of "Babes" discussed Texas' harsh abortion laws during their South by Southwest movie premiere Saturday night. "Babes" follows two women at different stages in their lives — one with a ...
She was sent to Houston, Texas, where she was raised by an aunt. She lived next door to her older sister Bertha Johnson (August 6, 1904 – February 21, 2011), before Johnson died at the age of 106; [ 4 ] she and Francis were among the oldest siblings on record. [ 5 ]
For decades, Ann-Margret was known as one of the most gorgeous women in Hollywood -- and at 78 years old, she's still a total knockout. Classy, sophisticated and sexy, Ann-Margret is living proof ...