1.0Great Liveshttps://www.umw.edu/greatlivesAli Hieberhttps://www.umw.edu/greatlives/author/agauch/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xUrDaASq5v"><a href="https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/lecture/barbara-jordan/">Barbara Jordan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/lecture/barbara-jordan/embed/#?secret=xUrDaASq5v" width="600" height="338" title="“Barbara Jordan” — Great Lives" data-secret="xUrDaASq5v" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Weather Update: Due to inclement weather, the Great Lives lecture on Barbara Jordan, presented by Mary Ellen Curtin and originally scheduled for Thursday, January 29, has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 26.Lecture Date: March 26, 2026The Jack and Marilyn Farrington LectureDuring her keynote speech at the 1976 Democratic Party convention, Barbara Jordan of Texas stood […]https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/11/Jordan_cover.jpg6671000