Memory Texas Civil Rights: PeopleVersion en ligne Match the individuals to their accomplishments par Kelly Copeland 1st woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court James Farmer Hector P. Garcia Lulu Belle Madison White 1st commanding officer of the Women’s Army Corps in WW2 1st woman to wear a Colonel’s uniform in the U.S. Army Texas Senator (1949-1961) Vice-President to JFK (1961-1963) 36th President of the US (1963-1969) Supported the "Great Society" Sandra Day O' Connor Fought for the right to vote, equal pay, and desegregation of public facilities in Texas President of the Houston Chapter of the NAACP (active in NAACP 1930s-40s) Henry B. Gonzalez 1st African American woman elected to the Texas Senate 1st African American woman from the South elected to Congress Raul Gonzalez Jr. Founded American G.I Forum Fought in WWII Raymond Telles Barbara Jordan 1st Hispanic mayor of El Paso (1957-1961) Other Duties: Ambassador to Costa Rica, U.S.-Mexican Border Commission, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1st Mexican American to be elected to the United States Senate His time in congress reflected support for Great Society legislation and the Civil Rights Act Jane McCallum Publicity chairman for the Better Schools Amendment to the Texas Constitution Active in the League of Women Voters Texas Secretary of State under Governor Moody Lyndon B. Johnson Founded CORE Organized FREEDOM RIDES to peacefully protest for desegregation of public transportation 1st Hispanic to serve on the Texas Supreme Court (1984-1998) Served as the city attorney for Houston and the assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Oveta Culp Hobby