Thomasina Jordan

Who was Thomasina Jordan?

Thomasina Elizabeth Jordan was an internationally recognized American Indian activist.

Jordan received Bachelor and Master degrees in Fine Arts at Bishop Lee College in Boston.

She studied at Harvard University, received an educational doctorate from The Catholic University of America, and attended the American Academy of Fine Arts in New York City.

Jordan was a long-time member of the Alexandria Republican City Committee and the first American Indian to serve in the Electoral College in 1988.

Thomasina Jordan was appointed Chairperson of the Virginia Council on Indians.

Thomasina Jordan was founder of the American Indian Cultural Exchange, served on the Board of Directors of Save the Children and the National Rehabilitation Hospital, was past president of Chapter I of the Capital Speakers Club, and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.