Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton | |
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Official portrait, 2010 | |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Fauntroy |
| Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| In office May 27, 1977 – February 21, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Lowell W. Perry |
| Succeeded by | Clarence Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eleanor Katherine Holmes June 13, 1937 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Edward Norton
(m. 1965; div. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Antioch College (BA) Yale University (MA, LLB) |
| Signature | |
| Website | House website |
Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Norton is a congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently in her 18th term in the 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.
She is also currently a part of the Democratic Congressional Progressive Caucus.