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Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2002 to 2010. She currently serves as a member on the board of directors for both Delta Air Lines and Mueller Water Products.〔(Delta Board of Directors Names Shirley Franklin as Newest Member )〕 The 58th mayor of Atlanta, she was the first female to hold the post and the first black female to be elected mayor of a major Southern city.〔Sharon Pratt Kelly (formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon) was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C. on January 2, 1991, the first African-American female to serve as mayor of a major American city. Washington, D.C. is also considered to be a southern city as it lies south of the Mason–Dixon Line.(The Biography of Mayor Shirley Franklin )〕 Franklin was Atlanta's fourth African-American mayor. In July 2009, Mayor Franklin (along with Frances Townsend and Judge William H. Webster) was appointed to an ad hoc Department of Homeland Security special task force for 60-day review of the Homeland Security Advisory System. ==Education== Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls. Franklin received her B.A. in sociology from Howard University and her M.A., also in sociology, from the University of Pennsylvania.〔(City Mayors: Mayor of Atlanta )〕 She is an Honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. According to a DNA analysis, Franklin is descended, mainly, from people of Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.〔http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1673564.htm Growing Interest in DNA-Based Genetic Testing Among African American with Historic Election of President Elect Barack Obama〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shirley Franklin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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