Helen Elsie Austin
(1908-2004)
American diplomat
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Helen Elsie Austin (May 10, 1908– Oct 26, 2004) was an American attorney, member of the Baháʼí National Spiritual Assemblies in the United States and for what was then the regional assembly of North West Africa, and worked for years as an US Foreign Service Officer in Africa. She was among the first African-Americans admitted to the practice of law in the United States, was assistant attorney general in Ohio, served on numerous committees, executive positions, and consulted, for the Baháʼís, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Council of Negro Women, and was a president for the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
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1908 Tuskegee, Alabama
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2004 (aged 95) San Antonio, Texas
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