Shirley+Chisholm

Name of individual Shirley Chisholm

When/where they lived She was born November 30, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York.

Early life (3-4 sentences) When she was younger she live with her grandmother in Barbados. She later went to live with her parents in New York. She went to an all girls high school. She went to Brooklyn college and majored in sociology. She graduated with honors from that college.

What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement (4-5 sentences) She did alot of things. She ran for state assembly in New York and ran for 2 years. She made a bill to provide state aid to day-care centers and voted to increase funding for schools. She campaigned to represent New York's Twelfth Congressional District, won and became the first African American woman elected to congress. Shirley spoke out for civil rights, women's rights, the poor and against the Vietnam War. Its a big deal because it helped alot of people.

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important do you think this person was to the movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (9 pts) I think she would be a 6. I think this because she helped alot of people. She spoke up for alot of different people. She did alot of things for the first time, like being the first african american elected to congress. It was important that she was a black and a women because alot of black people and women werent allowed to do alot of things back then. i think it was a bigger deal that she was a women because not only was blakc people not allow to do things, women werent allowed even more.

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