-What work led her into politics?
She taught political science at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

-What positions did she have?
U.S. House of Representatives, State Sentor

-What was her importance on Texas?
She was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate,the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives,and the first African-American woman to give the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention.

Barbara Jordan: