Shirley+Chisholm

Name of individual (1 pt) Shirley Chisholm

When/where they lived (2 pts) Born on November 30, 1924. She lived Brooklyn, New York

Early life (3-4 sentences) (4 pts) In 1927 Shirley was sent to Barbados to live with her maternal godmother. In 1934 Shirley rejoined her parents back in Brooklyn. In 1964 Shirley ran for state assembly seat.

What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement (4-5 sentences) (9 pts) Shirley decided to run for the U.S. congress. Shirleys apponent was a civil rights leader. Shirley won the eclection and began her career. Shirley also said that she wanted to do something to help her and her voters to get a better education. Shirley did this so that other black women could go run and be congress women and feel proud of them selfs.

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) 10 because she was the first black women to run or vote for congress. She is also important because she did something that no other women would have thought they would do. Also she hired only women for her staff when she was at congress. Three Images (3 pts)

Sources (2 pts)

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