Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityBrooklyn CollegeBoys and Girls High SchoolGirls' High SchoolTeachers College
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 honorary degree🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame🏆 honorary doctorate🏆 honorary doctor of the Howard University
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"The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers — a great pity, on both counts. It is no…"
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Timeline
1924
Born
Birth2005
Died
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