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Eleanor Holmes Norton
American lawyer and politician (born 1937)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937)[1][2] is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist.[3] Norton serves as a congressional delegate to the U.S.
House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party.[4]
Prior to serving in Congress, Norton organized for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement.
From 1977 to 1981, she was the first female chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.[5]
Early life and education
Norton was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Vela (née Lynch), a schoolteacher, and Coleman Holmes, a civil servant.
She attended Dunbar High School, a school famous for educating black children, as a member of its last segregated class.[6] She was elected the junior class president and graduated as