OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Alexis Margaret Herman
BORN:
July 16, 1947
Mobile, Alabama
EDUCATION:
Spring Hill College
Xavier University of Louisiana (AB)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1977-1981:
Director of the Women’s Bureau
1993-1997:
Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison
1997-2001:
U.S. Secretary of Labor
RESOURCES:
Department of Labor
Miller Center
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Washington Post
Wikipedia
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Nomination, 12/21/1996 (WP, NYT)
Confirmation Debate, 1997 (NYT, NYT, NYT)