The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Judith C. Rice.

City government official Judith Carol Rice was born on July 30, 1957. In 1977, Rice graduated cum laude with her B.A. degree in communications from Loyola University in 1981. In 1982, Rice was hired in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. While working in the State's Attorney's Office, Rice en...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Rice, Judith C., 1957- (Interviewee)
Crowe, Larry F. (Interviewer)
Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Rice, Judith C., > 1957- > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
City Treasurer > City Government Appointee > City Commissioner.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 52 min., 10 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Judith C. Rice
Honorable Judith C. Rice
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
City government official Judith Carol Rice was born on July 30, 1957. In 1977, Rice graduated cum laude with her B.A. degree in communications from Loyola University in 1981. In 1982, Rice was hired in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. While working in the State's Attorney's Office, Rice enrolled at John Marshall Law School, and in 1988, earned her J.D. degree and was admitted to the Illinois Bar. In 1989, Rice began working for the City of Chicago as assistant corporation counsel. She became the first woman commissioner of two of the biggest infrastructure agencies in City of Chicago government. From 1996 to 1999, Rice served as commissioner of the Chicago Department of Water, and from 1999 to 2000, she served as head of the Chicago Department of Transportation. In November of 2000, Rice was appointed city treasurer for the City of Chicago.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:01:52:10
Credits:Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Participant or Performer:
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2005 July 18.
Source of Description:
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