Dr. Barbara Sizemore was the first African American woman to head a major school system when she was chosen as superintendent of D.C. Public Schools in 1973

Black Issues in Higher Education, Dec 30, 2004 by Felecia Commodore, Hilary Hurd Anyaso

Dr. Barbara Sizemore was the first African American woman to head a major school system when she was chosen as superintendent of D.C. Public Schools in 1973. Sizemore was also a professor at the University of Pittsburgh and served as dean of the School of Education at DePaul University. She was 77.