Angie Brooks

About

Liberian diplomat and jurist who became the first African female President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1970.

Before Fame

She became Liberia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1954.

Trivia

She became the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Liberia in 1977.

Family Life

She married Richard A. Henries and they had two sons together.

Associated With

She and Sharon Pratt Kelly were both members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.