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Title
Margaret Carter
Description
A native of Louisiana, Margaret Carter moved with her five children to Oregon in 1967. In 1974 she completed her masters of education in educational psychology at OSU, and became a counselor at Portland Community College, a career that lasted twenty-seven years. Carter also took an interest in politics and, in 1984, became the first African American woman elected to the Oregon legislature. She served in the Oregon House from 1984 to 1997 and in the Oregon Senate from 2000 to 2009.
Source
The Oregon Stater alumni magazine
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
2003
Identifier
Oregon Stater, April 2003