Archivo: Representative Carrie Meek (7026590943)

Description: Local call number: N035226 Title: Representative Carrie Meek Date: 1980 General note: Representative Carrie Meek's shirt reads: "A women's place is in the House and the Senate." Meek wore this prophetic T-shirt in the Florida House chamber in 1980, where she served from 1978 to 1983. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman elected to the Florida Senate. Meek later served in the United States Congress (1992-2001). Prior to her career in politics, she taught at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach and Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - b&w - 4 x 5 in. Series Title: General collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/144574 Visit Florida Memory to find resources for Women's History Month and to learn more about the contributions of women in Florida history. Visit Florida Memory to find resources for Black History Month and to learn about the contributions of African-Americans in Florida history.
Title: Representative Carrie Meek (7026590943)
Credit: Representative Carrie Meek
Author: Florida Memory
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