Sara J Harper Children's Library

Sara J Harper Children's Library In October 2010, Sara J. Harper's Children's Library was launched. Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
Bio: Judge Sara J.

Harper is the first African American woman to graduate from Case Western Reserve University Law School; the first woman to serve on the judiciary of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve; and to co-found the first victims' rights program in the country. In 1990, Judge Harper and another African American woman became the first women to win seats on the Ohio Court of Appeals. In 1992, she sat by assignment

on the Ohio Supreme Court, another first for an African American woman. Judge Harper ran for her first political office, state representative in 1954. In 1980, she ran as the endorsed Republican candidate for chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and she was the first African American woman to do so. Judge Harper is the recipient of many awards including the Ohio Supreme Court's Excellent Judicial Service Award, the NAACP's Unsung Heroine Award and Raymond Pace Alexander Award. She is a member of the Ohio Veteran's Hall of Fame and the National Bar Association's Hall of Fame. Induction Year: 1991 Achievement Category: Government and Military Service County: Cuyahoga

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2543 E 43rd Street
Cleveland, OH
44104

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12165028582

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