Hughes, Joyce A., b. 1940.
Variant namesJoyce A. Hughes has been a professor at the Northwestern University School of Law since 1975. In 1971, as a faculty member of the University of Minnesota Law School, Hughes became the first African American female tenure track professor at a majority white institution in the United States. Hughes served on the Chicago Board of Education from 1980 to 1982 and was involved in school desegregation policy.
From the description of Joyce A. Hughes papers, 1968-1983 (bulk 1979-1983). (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 717289153
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Hughes, Joyce A., b. 1940. Joyce A. Hughes papers, 1968-1983 (bulk 1979-1983). | Chicago History Museum |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Joyce Hughes | The HistoryMakers |
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| associatedWith | Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chicago Public Schools. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chicago School Finance Authority. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chicago Urban League. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Illinois State Board of Education (1973- ) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Midway Airport. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare. | corporateBody |
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| Chicago (Ill.) | |||
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| Illinois--Chicago | |||
| Chicago (Ill.) | |||
| Gadsen (Ala.) |
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| Education |
| African American women |
| Discrimination in education |
| Lawyers |
| Public schools |
| School boards |
| School boards |
| School integration |
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| Law Professor |
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Active 1968
Active 1983
Birth 19400207
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