Important People:
Who is Kamala Harris?
She is a U.S. Senator, who ran for president in 2020.
In the Text: "I Just Want to Show it Can Be Done".
Like Chisholm, Harris said she wants to speak the truth. This means discussing unfair treatment of women and people of color. She says this would make people trust the government.
A. How are women and people of color treated unfairly?
Which question is answered in this paragraph?
B. When did Chisholm run for President?
C. What is one of Harris goals in running for President?
C. What is one of Harris goals in running for President.
What challenges did Chisholm's campaign faced?
Local Democratic leaders did not support Chisholm when she ran for congress, because she was a black women.
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, ______________________________
Name that person, and fill in the blank.
Shirley Chisholm
bring a folding chair.
Which word goes with Congress?
A. lawmaker
B. achieved
A. lawmaker
Who is Ayanna Pressley?
A new congresswomen from Massachusetts.
Chisholm ran for President in what year?
1972
What piece of evidence show why Harris decided to run for president?
Harris said she was inspired by Shirley Chisholm. She also said; Like Chisholm she wants to speak the truth. This means discussing unfair treatment of women and people of color.
Who promised he was going to keep whites and blacks in separate schools and public areas.
Alabama Governor George Wallace
Which sentence is an example of the word inspired?
A. After I watched that skater win a gold medal, I wanted to learn to skate.
B. After I watched that skater win a gold medal, I thought skating was an ok sport.
A. After I watched that skater win a gold medal, I wanted to learn to skate.
Who is Anastasia Curwood?
She wrote a book about Shirley Chisholm life.
Shirley Chisholm became a congresswoman in what year?
The Mid-1960's
What two things does Kamala Harris and Shirley Chisholm, have in common?
They both are black women who ran for president and have a career in congress.
More_________________ are paying their respects to Chisholm?
Lawmakers
What word goes with "impact"?
A. influence
B. represents
A. influence
Who is Richard Nixon?
He was a Republican President, who Shirley Chisholm decided to run against in 1972. Nixon also was the only president in U.S. history to resign from.
What does the section:Much To Be Remembered For And Admired" show the reader?
How Chisholm inspired other leaders in congress. and how she said she wanted to be remembered "as a black women who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself.
Why was the people of Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood important to Chisholm?
She lived there for many years. And most of the people who lived there were African Americans and Puerto Rican. Chisholm spoke Spanish, and was like by both communities.
She was running for everyone in America?
Shirley Chisholm
Which sentence is an example of the word "influence"?
A. Jenna won the spelling bee, so now her little brother wants to win one too.
B. Jenna won the spelling bee, but her little brother doesn't seen to care very much.
A. Jenna won the spelling bee, so now her little brother wants to win one too.
Who was the first women to ever run for president of the United States. She was also the first African American to run?
Shirley Chisholm
On January 21, Harris announced she was...
Running for President in 2020.
Before she became a congresswoman, what type of job did Chisholm have?
She was a School Teacher
I just want to speak the truth. This means discussing unfair treatment of women and people of color.
Kamala Harris and Shirley Chisholm
Which sentence is an example of the word lawmaker?
A. My sister was chosen as the best singer in our state, and she gets to be on TV.
B. My sister was just elected to represent our town at the State Capitol.
B. my sister was just elected to represent our town at the State Capitol.