1922–2012
Biography · Politics
Bessie A. Buchanan
1902–1980
United States
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Bessie Allison Buchanan (March 7, 1902 – September 7, 1980), of Manhattan in New York City, became the first African-American woman to hold a seat in the New York State Legislature when she was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1954.
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