Vel Phillips

Velvalea Rodgers "Vel" Phillips (February 18, 1923 April 17, 2018) was an American attorney and civil rights activist. She served as a local official and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin, the first woman and African-American elected to that state position, from 1979 to 1983.

Vel Phillips
29th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 1979  January 3, 1983
GovernorLee S. Dreyfus
Preceded byDouglas J. La Follette
Succeeded byDouglas J. La Follette
Personal details
Born
Velvalea Rodgers

(1923-02-18)February 18, 1923
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedApril 17, 2018(2018-04-17) (aged 95)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHoward University
University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School

Phillips died under hospice care in Milwaukee at age 95 on April 17, 2018.[1]

Reference

  1. "Pioneering civil rights leader Vel Phillips dies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

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