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Eleanor Holmes Norton

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Norton is a congressional delegate to the U . House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party. She is serving her eighteenth term in the United States House of Representatives. Prior to serving in Congress, Norton organized for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement. From 1977 to 1981, she was the first female chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Norton will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives in 2026.

Infobox

Preceded by
Lowell W. Perry
President
Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Succeeded by
Clarence Thomas
Born
Eleanor Katherine Holmes (1937-06-13) June 13, 1937 Washington, D ., U .
Party
Democratic
Spouse
Edward Norton (m. 1965; div. 1993)
Children
2
Education
Antioch College (BA) Yale University (MA, LLB)
Website
House website Campaign website

Tables

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U . order of precedence (ceremonial)
U . order of precedence (ceremonial)
U . House of Representatives
U . order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byAnalilia Mejiaas U . Representative
Preceded byAnalilia Mejiaas U . Representative
U . House of Representatives
Preceded byAnalilia Mejiaas U . Representative
U . House of Representatives
United States delegates by seniority 1st
U . House of Representatives
Succeeded byStacey Plaskett
Honorary titles
Honorary titles
U . House of Representatives
Honorary titles
U . House of Representatives
Preceded byWalter Fauntroy
Delegate to the U . House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district 1991–present
Incumbent
U . order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byAnalilia Mejiaas U . Representative
United States delegates by seniority 1st
Succeeded byStacey Plaskett
Honorary titles
Preceded byGrace Napolitano
Oldest member of the U . House of Representatives Delegate 2025–present Served alongside: Hal Rogers (Representative)
Incumbent

References

  1. National Women's History Museum
    https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/eleanor-holmes-norton
  2. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
    https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000147
  3. Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present
    https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195167795.001.0001/acref-9780195167795-e-0919
  4. Oxford Reference
    https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100239671
  5. U . Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    https://www.eeoc.gov/history/eleanor-holmes-norton
  6. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/25/eleanor-holmes-norton-retires-dc-delegate-00731986
  7. CNN Politics
    https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/12/politics/eleanor-holmes-norton-badass-women-of-washington/index.html
  8. Ancestry
    https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1265/sid_38347_1955_0042?pid=392129815&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DrXr11270%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1265%26gsfn%3DEleanor%26gsln%3DHolmes%26gsfn_x%3DNP_NN%26gsln_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp%3Dwashington,%2520district%2520of%2520columbia,%2520usa%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26msrpn%3D6076%26msrpn_x%3D1%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dht4%26redir%3Dfalse%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D37%26fh%3D1%26h%3D392129815%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D2%26queryId%3D79814a5a82c2397ea75729876e549596&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=79814a5a82c2397ea75729876e549596&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rXr11270&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
  9. The District of Columbia Bar
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130401134706/http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/resources/legends_in_the_law/norton.cfm
  10. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180928083158/https://norton.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=127
  11. voicesofcivilrights
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090202051326/http://voicesofcivilrights.org/civil3.html
  12. Sisterhood is powerful: an anthology of writings from the women's liberation movement (Book, 1970)
    https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/96157
  13. Dear Sisters: Dispatches From The Women's Liberation Movement
    https://books.google.com/books?id=2uMwEGfAMSQC&pg=PA213
  14. "Black Women's Manifesto"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110926011806/http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/blkmanif/
  15. A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists
    https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuzP2yWtmj4C&pg=PA165
  16. "Newsweek Agrees to End Sex Discrimination Policy"
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8JpQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5051,6088623&dq=eleanor-holmes-norton&hl=en
  17. The New York Times
    https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/11/20/77426498.html?pageNumber=1
  18. Women in Law: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
    https://books.google.com/books?id=gr0iKT-8RewC&pg=PA205
  19. Women in Law: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
    https://books.google.com/books?id=gr0iKT-8RewC&pg=PA205
  20. Pittsburgh Post-Gazettte
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TackAAAAIBAJ&pg=6895,2496599&dq=eleanor-holmes-norton&hl=en
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