Cora Brown | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 14, 1953 – December 31, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Bristoe Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Stanley F. Rozycki |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 12, 1955 – December 31, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Diggs |
| Succeeded by | Basil W. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cora Mae Brown April 19, 1914 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1972 (aged 58) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Cass Technical High School Fisk University |
Cora Mae Brown (April 19, 1914 – December 17, 1972) was the first African-American woman elected (rather than appointed)[1] to a state senate in the United States. She won her seat in the Michigan Senate in 1952.[2] Brown was a Democrat who represented Detroit.
- ^ Carney Smith, Jessie (1996). Notable Black American Women, Book 2. Bonn-Bad Godesberg: VNR AG. pp. 63. ISBN 9780810391772.
- ^ "Cora Mae Brown: Michigan Women's Hall of Fame -". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2013-04-15.