Question

1. What character traits would you use to describe Shirley? Please provide two examples.

2. What does Shirley's life tell you about the time in which she lived?

Answer 1

1. Shirley Chisholm was skillful, smart, intelligent, educated, dignified, brave, outspoken.

2. The time Shirley Chisholm lived in was very critical. She fought for her rights and for her success. Many people in the United States were unemployed due to economic difficulties. Still, with all that stress and happenings, she managed to build a real self.

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