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Crystal Bird Fauset was the first female African-American state legislator in the United States. While her political life was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was born in Princess Anne, Maryland on June 27. 1894. She was actively involved in several different organizations geared towards the advancement for African Americans rights. In 1938 Fauset was elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature to represent the 18th District of Philadelphia, which was a primarily white neighborhood at the time.[1]

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  1. ^ http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/fauset-crystal-bird-1894-1965
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