In 1966, Barbara Jordanbecame the first African-American woman elected to the,___. She later became the,___African-American woman to represent a southern state in,___when she was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1972. Jordan worked hard to,___ the lives of people in her ,___, sponsored bills that increased workers wages, and fought for,___. She was considered a gifted public ,___, and was selected to give the keynote speech at the 1976 ,___ in New York. Her highly acclaimed ,___is excerpted here.