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Joan Scott Wallace
1930–2018
United States
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Joan Scott Wallace (8 November 1930 - 15 March 2018) was the first Black female leader of the United States Department of Agriculture, serving as Assistant Secretary. Wallace also served as a diplomat, and outside of government service was a psychologist and educator.
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