Background
Harris, Patricia Roberts was born on May 31, 1924 in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Bert Fitzgerald and Hildren Brodie (Johnson) Roberts.
Cabinet Member educator lawyer
Harris, Patricia Roberts was born on May 31, 1924 in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Bert Fitzgerald and Hildren Brodie (Johnson) Roberts.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Howard U., 1945. Juris Doctor (with honors), George Washington University, 1960. Postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1945-1947, American U., 1949-1950.
Doctor of Laws, Lindenwood College, Morgan State College, 1967, Russell Sage College, Tufts U., Dartmouth College, 1970, Johns Hopkins, MacMurray College, U. Maryland., Williams College, Ripon College, 1972, Brown U., 1972, Wilburforce U., Aquinas College, Brandeis U., Colby College, Northern Michigan U. Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Miami University, 1967, Newton College of the Sacred Heart, 1972, University of Michigan, 1973, Smith College, Wittenberg U., 1974. Doctor of Civil Law, Beaver College, 1968.
P.Sc.D., Rollins College, 1974.
Bar: District of Columbia 1960, Supreme Court of the United States Ct 1960. Program director Young Women’s Christian Association, Chicago, 1946-1949. Assistant director American Council Human Rights, 1949-1953.
Executive director Delta Sigma Theta, 1953-1959. Research associate George Washington University School Law, 1959-1960. Trial attorney Department Justice, 1960-1961.
Associate dean students, lecturer law Howard U., 1961-1963, professor of law, 1963-1965, 67-69. Dean Howard U. (School of Law), 1969. Partner Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman, Washington, 1970-1977.
Secretary Housing and Urban Development, Washington, 1977-1979, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1979-1981, Department of Health and Human Services, 1980-1981. Professor of law George Washington University, Washington, 1981-1985. Director Scott Paper Company.
Member United States-P.R. Commission Status P.R., 1964-1966. United States ambassador to, Luxembourg, 1965-1967. Alternate delegate of the United States to 21st-22d General Assemblies of United Nations, 1966-1967.
Member of Executive Committee National Citizens Committee Community Relations, 1964-1965. Member-at-large Democratic National Committee, 1973-1976, Democratic national committeewoman from District of Columbia, 1976-1977, presidential elector, District of Columbia, 1964. Member Administrative Conference United States, 1967-1971.
Member National Committee on Causes and Prevention Violence, 1968-1969, Carnegie Commision on Future Higher Education, 1969-1973. Member Council on Foreign Relations, Federal Bar Association, American Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Beta Pi. Club: Cosmopolitan (New York City).
Married William Beasley Harris, September 1, 1955.