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Carmen E. Turner

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United States

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Carmen E. Turner (1931 – April 9, 1992) was an American administrator who served as Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and General Manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro). Turner was the first African-American woman to lead a major public transit agency.

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