Irma George Dixon

**Irma George Dixon** (1911 - 30 ga Yuni, 1965) malamar Maryland ce kuma 'yar siyasa. A shekara ta 1958 ita da Verda Freeman Welcome sun zama mata biyu na farko na Afirka da aka zaba zuwa Babban Taron Maryland.

## Rayuwa ta farko
An haifi Irma George a shekara ta 1911 a Baltimore, Maryland, ga Edward da Lillian George . Ta halarci Makarantun jama'a na Baltimore sannan Coppin Normal School kafin ta sami B.S. a Turanci a Kwalejin Jihar Morgan . Ta fara aikinta a matsayin malama a makarantun jama'a na Baltimore, inda ta koyar da firamare da ƙaramar makarantar sakandare na shekaru goma sha biyar. Ta yi ritaya daga koyarwa a 1949 kuma ta fara karamin kasuwanci, tana sayar da riguna daga gidanta a titin McCulloh na 1906. A shekara ta 1950, ta auri William B. Dixon, wanda ya kasance dillalin inshora da mai ba da belin.

## Rayuwar siyasa
A shekara ta 1958 an zabi Dixon a Majalisar Dattijai ta Maryland, wakiltar Birnin Baltimore. Tare da Verda Freeman Welcome, sun zama mata biyu na farko na Afirka da aka zaba a Majalisar Dinkin Duniya ta Maryland.  Wani dan jam'iyyar Democrat, Dixon ya yi aiki daga 1960 ta hanyar sake zabensa na shekarar 1964, har zuwa mutuwarta a shekarar 1965 (ta rasa zaman karshe saboda an kwantar da ita a asibiti).

An sadaukar da shi don yin gwagwarmaya don inganta launin fata, a cikin 1962 Dixon ya dauki nauyin lissafin da ya ba da shawarar hana nuna bambancin launin fata a cikin aikin masu zaman kansu a duk faɗin Maryland. Har ila yau, ta kasance mai himma Democrat, duk da haka, kuma a cikin 1958 ta ki shiga tikitin hadin gwiwa na dukkan 'yan takarar Afirka na Amurka, ta zaɓi maimakon ta goyi bayan tikitin Democrat madaidaiciya. Ta soki hadin gwiwar da ta "zaɓi 'yan takarar su ne kawai bisa launi, wanda a cikin kansa aiki ne na wariyar launin fata a mafi munin tsari".

Tsohuwar malama ce, ta kasance mai ba da shawara mai ƙarfi ga ilimi a cikin majalisa, tana ba da shawarar yin la'akari da karuwar haraji don biyan kuɗi don ƙarin kuɗi don ilimi, da kuma tilasta makaranta farawa a makarantar sakandare. Game da manufofin na ƙarshe, wanda ya zama doka, ta ce, "Mutumin da ya yi a yau shine wanda ya bar gobe".

Ta kuma kasance mai ba da shawara game da daidaito ga maza da mata.

A matsayinta na 'yar majalisa, an san ta da yin hulɗa da masu jefa kuri'a ta hanyar ba da takardun da aka buga wa kansa tare da gayyatar aika mata damuwarsu.

A lokacin Zaben shugaban kasa na Amurka na 1964, Dixon ya kasance wakilin filin kwamitin Democrat na kasa, yana tafiya a Gabashin Gabas don tallafawa rajistar masu jefa kuri'a. A cikin shekaru Dixon ya kuma shiga cikin kungiyoyi da kungiyoyi masu yawa, ciki har da a matsayin mai ba da shawara ga majalisa ga kwamitin kiwon lafiya na Taron Jama'a na Jihar Maryland; a matsayin memba na Kwamitin Zartarwa na Baltimore Urban League (1950 zuwa 1952);  Kwamitin Ba da Shawara na Ma'aikatar Jama'a; NAACP; Life Members Guild, Majalisar Mata ta Kasa; The School Marms; YWCA; da Lambda Kappa Mu.

## Mutuwa
Irma George Dixon ta mutu a ranar 30 ga Yuni, 1965, a Asibitin Jihar Montebelio da ke Baltimore, bayan dogon rashin lafiya wanda aka kwantar da ita a asibiti na watanni bakwai da suka gabata. An binne ta a Arbutus Memorial Park .  Mijinta ya mutu kafin ta, a watan Maris na shekara ta 1963. 'Yan'uwa biyu ne suka mutu, Edward George da Benjamin Thornton, dukansu biyu suna zaune a Washington, DC.

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