During her long political career, Barbara Jordan worked for social change.

芭芭拉·乔丹在她漫长的政治生涯中致力于社会变革。

Following the Watergate hearings, Barbara Jordan went on to other firsts.

水门事件听证会之后，芭芭拉·乔丹又创造了其他第一。

Barbara Jordan said her parents would criticize her for not speaking correct English.

芭芭拉·乔丹说她的父母会因自己说了不正确的英语而批评自己。

Barbara Jordan became the first black person to serve in the Texas Senate since eighteen eighty-three.

芭芭拉·乔丹成为自1883年以来第一位在德克萨斯州参议院任职的黑人。

Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator and member of Congress. She was well known for her powerful, thoughtful speeches.

芭芭拉·乔丹是一名律师，教育家，也是国会的议员。芭芭拉·乔丹以她强有力的、有思想的演讲而闻名。

Her sisters did become music teachers. Barbara Jordan, however, explained later that she wanted to be something unusual.

芭芭拉的姐姐们成了音乐教师。芭芭拉·乔丹后来解释说，她想要与众不同。

Barbara Jordan became the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Congress to represent Texas.

芭芭拉·乔丹是第一位代表德克萨斯州当选美国国会议员的非洲裔美国妇女。

Barbara Jordan was buried wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is the highest non-military honor given to Americans.

芭芭拉·乔丹下葬时佩戴着总统自由勋章。这是授予美国人的最高的非军事荣誉。

The fact she was black and a woman did not seem to slow Barbara Jordan's rise. Her future seemed limitless.

芭芭拉·乔丹是黑人，又是女性，但这一事实似乎并没有阻碍她的崛起。她的前途似乎是无限的。

After returning to Texas, Barbara Jordan began teaching about political values at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin.

回到德克萨斯后，芭芭拉·乔丹开始在奥斯汀的德克萨斯大学林登·B·约翰逊公共事务学院教授政治价值观。