1. By Alexis Valdez Shayna Swangin Yanae Williams Jeremiah Johnson
Eleanor Holmes Norton By
Alexis Valdez
Shayna Swangin
Yanae Williams
Jeremiah Johnson

2. Background Facts: Born June 13. 1937 Married to Edward Norton
She has 2 children
Attended Yale law school, Yale University, Antioch College, and Dunbar High
Has been a representative (D) since 1991
Both of her parents were government employees
She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter

3. Norton’s Accomplishments
In college she headed the local (NAACP) chapter and became a local activist working on desegregate public facilities in ohio
Congresswoman Norton's accomplishments in breaking barriers for her disempowered district are matched by her success in bringing home unique economic benefits to her constituents.
1990 Congresswoman Norton helped end the city most serious financial crisis

4. For the Civil Rights Movement
Eleanor Holmes Norton went on to fight for civil rights in a variety of platforms, tenaciously battling prejudice and injustice.
While in college she headed the local NAACP chapter and became a local activist working to desegregate public facilities in Ohio.
In 1973 Norton organized African American women from across the nation into the National Black Feminist Organization.
In 1977 President Jimmy Carter appointed Norton to be the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

5. Cites/Sources http://www.myblackhistory.net/Eleanor_Holmes.htm