C. Delores Tucker Accomplishments:
- Awarded two honorary doctoral degrees from Morris College and California State University Northridge
- Founder and president of DuBois Institute
- Helped Pennsylvania pass the Equal Rights Amendment
- Voted one of 25 World’s Most Interesting People by Times Magazine
Final word: “Never again will black women be disregarded. We will have our share and parity in American politics,” she said.
Reporting by Aly Kerrigan and Ethan Young.