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  1. Apr 23, 2003 · Digital Archive. The first African American to become the secretary of labor, Alexis M. Herman was born in Mobile, Alabama, on July 16, 1947. Her mother was a teacher in Mobile and her father was the first black politician elected in the South since Reconstruction. After graduating from a Catholic high school, Herman attended Xavier University ...

  2. Jun 24, 2024 · Herman was born July 16, 1947, to Alex Herman, a politician, and Gloria Caponis, a teacher. Alex Herman reportedly successfully sued the Alabama Democratic Party to allow blacks to vote in the party's elections and became a ward leader. Alexis graduated from Heart of Mary High School in 1965. After a short stint studying at Edgewood College in ...

  3. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Alexis M. Herman began her career working for Catholic Charities. President Jimmy Carter appointed her the youngest director of the Women’s Bureau in the history of the Labor Department. In 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated Herman to be America’s 23rd Secretary of Labor and the first African-American ever to ...

  4. May 1, 1997 · Alexis Margaret Herman (born July 16, 1947) formerly served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton; she was the first African-American to hold the position. Prior to serving as Secretary, she was Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement .

  5. "Alexis Herman" published on by null. (b. 16 July 1947),public servant and the first African American secretary of labor. Alexis Herman is among the few African American women who as a public servant rose to ...

  6. Mar 12, 1997 · Alexis M. Herman grew up in Mobile when white resistance to integration was peaking and Southern blacks were awakening to their political power. Her mother was a reading teacher. Her father, a ...

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  8. Breakout Moderator Biography Alexis M. Herman Secretary Department of Labor Since she was sworn-in May 1, 1997 as the nation's 23rd Secretary of Labor and the first African American to head the department, Alexis Herman has led the U.S. Department of Labor focusing its work on three goals: a prepared workforce, a secure workforce and a quality workplace.