Brooks, Angie (1928–)
Brooks, Angie (1928–)
Liberian diplomat and lawyer. Name variations: Angie Brooks-Randolph. Born Angie Elizabeth Brooks in Virginia, Montserrado Co., Liberia, Aug 24, 1928; dau. of a back-country minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina, BA in social science, 1949; University of Wisconsin, Madison, LLB and MSc in social science and international relations, 1952; University College law school of London University, 1952–53; m. at 14 (div.): m. Isaac Randolph, April 27, 1970; children: (1st m.) Wynston and Richard.
Admitted as a counselor-at-law to the Supreme Court in Liberia (1953); taught at Liberia University (1954–58), where she helped establish a department of law; began long association with United Nations by filling a vacancy on the Liberian delegation (1954); was appointed assistant secretary of state by President Tubman (1958); after serving as the Liberian delegate to UN for 15 years, was elected overwhelmingly to the post of president of the 24th session of the General Assembly (1969), the 1st African woman to serve as such; was also the 1st woman and the 1st African to serve as president of the Trusteeship Council, the UN's watchdog over its trust territories; championed the advancement of women, particularly Africans.
See also Women in World History.