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Apr 4, 2024 · As director of New York City’s Hamilton-Madison Child Care Center from 1953 to 1959, Chisholm became a recognized expert on early education and child welfare. She later served as an education consultant (1959–64) for the city’s day-care division.
Apr 2, 2014 · After graduating from Brooklyn College in 1946, she began her career as a teacher and went on to earn a master's degree in elementary education from Columbia University.
Jan 21, 2021 · Chisholm graduated from Brooklyn College in 1946 and earned her master’s degree in elementary education from Columbia University’s Teachers College five years later. Her studies and work...
Initially, Chisholm worked as a nursery school teacher. In 1949, she married Conrad Q. Chisholm, a private investigator (they divorced in 1977). She earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in early childhood education in 1951.
May 15, 2019 · Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., sociology, cum laude); Columbia University (M.A., elementary education) Died: January 1, 2005 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Published Works: Unbought and Unbossed and The Good Fight. Spouse (s): Conrad O. Chisholm (1959–1977), Arthur Hardwicke, Jr. (1977–1986)
Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924–January 1, 2005) was the first African American woman elected to Congress. Chisholm represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. She served seven terms and championed anti-poverty programs and educational reform.
She received her B.A. from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1946, and she earned her M.A. from Columbia University in 1952 while working as a nursery school teacher, director of a child care center, and later as an educational consultant with the city’s child care department.
