Deceased
Full Name:
Cardiss Collins
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed, 1 Child
Birth Date:
09/24/1931
Birth Place:
St. Louis, MO
Home City:
Chicago, IL
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Northwestern University, 1949-1950
Campaigned for late husband, George Collins
chairwoman, Congressional Black Caucus
Experience, Congressional Black Caucus
Experience, Regional Whip
Secretary, Accountant, Revenue Auditor, Illinois Deptartment of Revenue
Stenographer, Illinois Dept. of Labor
NAACP, Links, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and board member, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission