Artifacts
In the year she that she earned national recognition for wielding the gavel as Vice-Chair at the sometimes-raucous 1972 Democratic National Convention, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is featured on the cover of Jet magazine. That same year, she won a seat in Congress, becoming the first black woman to represent California, and the third black woman in Congress.
Jet Magazine Cover Featuring Yvonne Burke, 1972, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives