The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Cardiss Collins

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Cardiss Collins

6/28/2010

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2010.059

U.S. congresswoman The Honorable Cardiss Collins (1931 - 2013 ) served for eleven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she helped pass laws that fought discrimination, enforced gender equity, and reformed child care. Collins was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 6/28/2010, in Alexandria, Virginia. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 23m 54s

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Collins, Cardiss, 1931-2013

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Cardiss Hortense Collins (née Robertson; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth African-American woman in Congress and the first to represent the Midwest. Collins was elected to Congress in the June 5, 1973 special election to replace her husband, George, who had died in the December 8, 1972 United Airlines Flight 553 plane cras...