Vel Phillips, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vel Phillips

American judge and politician

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1924

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 17-Apr-2018

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Velvalea Hortense Rodgers "Vel" Phillips (February 18, 1923 – April 17, 2018) was an American attorney, politician, jurist, and Civil Rights activist, who served as an alderperson and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1978-1982), often as the first woman and/or African-American in her position.
She was the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School; the first African American, as well as the first woman, elected Alderwoman to the Milwaukee Common Council; and the first African American, as well as the first woman, to serve as a jurist in Wisconsin.