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- I was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 30th 1924. When I was 3 my parents sent me to live with my grandma on a farm in barbados. I received my education there which was a traditonal british teachings of reading, writing and history.
- When I was Ten years old I moved back to New york. When I moved back it was during the height of the great depression. I attended Girls' High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant and did really well even though it was mostly white classrooms. I even won tuition scholarship to several distinguished colleges but i wasn't able to afford a room and board so i decided to stay at home with my parents and attend brooklyn college
- When I was studying to become a teacher I became active in several campus and community groups. This contributed to my interest in politics and even learned the arts of organizing and fund-raising.
- After graduating with honors from Brooklyn College in 1946, I began to work as a nursery school teacher and later as a director of schools for early childhood education. I became politically active with the Democratic Party and quickly developed a reputation as a person who challenged the traditional roles of women, African Americans, and the poor.
- After my successful career as a teacher, I decided to run for the New York State Assembly. My ideals were perfect for the times it was the mid-1960s and the civil rights movement was in full swing. Across the nation, activists were working for equal civil rights for all Americans, regardless of race. In 1964 I was elected to the assembly.
- I served in the state assembly until 1968, when I decided to run for the U.S. Congress. My opponent was the civil rights leader James Farme. I won the election and began a long career in the U.S. House of Representatives, lasting from the Ninety-first through the Ninety-seventh Congress.
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