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Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator and member of Congress.
As a politician, Barbara Jordan worked for social change. She {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (seek)
to make a difference for all Americans using her {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (politics)
influence.
Barbara Jordan became the first African-American woman {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (elect)
to the United States Congress to represent Texas. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} helped
Barbara gain her national {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (recognize)
was that she became a member of the congressional committee investigating President
Richard Nixon in 1974.
Barbara Jordan was born in the southern city of Houston, Texas
in 1936. She was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (young)
of the three daughters in her family. Her father was a Baptist minister. When she
was a child, Barbara's parents pushed her to succeed. Barbara Jordan said her parents
would criticize her for not {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (speak)
correct English. They urged her to become a music teacher, because they said that
was the only good job for a black woman at that time. Her sisters did become {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (teacher).
Barbara Jordan, however, explained later that she wanted to do something unusual.
At first she thought about being a pharmacist, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} scientist
who is an expert in medicines. After she became the first African-American state
senator(参议员), her career in politics took {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.