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As a Texas politician, lawyer, and educator Jordan became the first African American woman from a southern state to serve in the U.S. Congress. Jordan's rise to prominence had taken her from Houston's impoverished inner city neighborhoods to the enshrined halls of Washington's U.S. Capitol Building. An inspiration to us all, Jordan's courage and fortitude enabled her to successfully manage her notable career and multiple sclerosis, a disease from which she had suffered for years.
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