Barbara Jordan, Mary Oliver
Died: Barbara Jordan (1996), Mary Oliver (2019)
Died on this day
17JanDied 199630th anniversary of death
Barbara Jordan
Her speech during the Watergate hearings made the Texas congresswoman a nationally recognised voice for constitutional government.
17JanDied 20197th anniversary of deathMary Oliver
One of America’s best-loved poets wrote about geese, ponds and attention – and shared her life for over forty years with photographer Molly Malone Cook.