【美国人物志】雪莉•奇泽姆(3/10)

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雪莉•奇泽姆是美国黑人女性的一面旗帜，她关心黑人，也关心其他有色人种，关心女性，关心儿童。她是一个正直的，勇敢的，呼吁变革的时代先锋。
       
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Shirley Chisholm
Brooklyn College
Conrad Chisholm
Harlem
Columbia University
         
In 1934 Shirley moved back to Brooklyn. She was ten years old. She continued to do very well in school. She later graduated from Brooklyn College with honors. In 1949, she married Conrad Chisholm who worked as a private investigator. Together they took part in local politics. Their marriage ended almost 30 years later.
As a young woman, Shirley decided to become a teacher. She believed she could improve society by helping children. She worked for seven years at a child-care center in the Harlem area of New York City. She attended Columbia University at night and received an advanced degree in early childhood education in 1952. She became known as an expert in children and early education. From 1959 to 1964 Shirley Chisholm was an education official in the day care division of the city's office of child welfare.1934年雪莉搬回到了布鲁克林，这时候她10岁。她在学校依旧成绩优异，之后便光荣地从布鲁克林学院毕业。1949年她嫁给了康拉德·奇泽姆，一个私家侦探。他们一起参与了当地的政治活动。这段婚姻在大约30年后走到了终点。

作为一个年轻女性，雪莉决定做一名老师。她相信她可以通过帮助儿童来改善这个社会。她在纽约哈林区的一个儿童看护中心工作了7年。她上了哥伦比亚大学的夜校并且在1952年取得了儿童早教领域的高等学位。1959年到1964年雪莉·奇泽姆任城市少儿福利办公室托儿所部门的教育官员一职。