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| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Helen Marshall
The Honorable Helen Marshall
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| Other authors / contributors: | Marshall, Helen M., interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Recorded Kew Gardens, New York 2005 June 8.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | City government official Helen Marie Marshall was born on September 30, 1929 on Manhattan Island in New York City. Marshall earned her B.A. degree in education from Queens College and went on to take graduate level courses in education and public administration. Marshall began her professional career as an early childhood educator. She left the teaching profession in 1969 to become the first director of the Langston Hughes Library in New York City. In 1974, Marshall got involved in politics when she was elected as a Democratic District leader in New York City. In 1982, she was elected to the first of five terms in the New York State Assembly. In 1991, Marshall was elected to the New York City Council, representing the 21st District. In November of 2001, Marshall was elected Queens Borough's first African American president. She helped open two new senior centers in her district.
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