The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Gloria Travis Tanner

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Gloria Travis Tanner

11/6/2008

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2008.131

State senator The Honorable Gloria Travis Tanner (1934 - ) was the first African American woman to serve as a Colorado state senator. She was also elected as a member of the Colorado State House of Representatives for District 7 in 1985, and served as the House Minority Caucus leader from 1987 through 1990. She was the second African American to be elected to a leadership position in the Colorado House of Representatives. Tanner was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/6/2008, in Denver, Colorado. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 13m 14s

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Gloria Travis Tanner, the first African-American woman State Senator, was born in Atlanta, Georgia where she grew up with one brother and five sisters. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Metropolitan State College and a Masters Degree in Urban Affairs from the University of Colorado. She established the first of its kind Institute in Colorado, a Leadership and Training Institute for Future Black Women Leaders of Colorado (FBWLCO). From the description of Papers, 1970-2001. (Denve...