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Born in Mattoon, Illinois, Harris graduated summa cum laude from Howard University in 1945, and later graduated from George Washington University National Law Center in 1960.
She was the first African-American woman to serve as an ambassador, representing the U.S. to Luxembourg under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Between 1977 and 1979 she served as HUD Secretary and between 1979 and 1981, she served as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (now HHS).
She was dean of Howard University School of Law in 1969.
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