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    Shirley Chisholm

    First black woman elected to the United States Congress

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  1. Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Best Known For: Shirley Chisholm became the first African American congresswoman in 1968. Four years later, she became the first major-party Black candidate to make a bid for the U.S...

  2. Jan 21, 2021 · Updated: January 26, 2024 | Original: January 21, 2021. copy page link. Print Page. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. Shirley Chisholm is widely known for her history-making turn in 1972 when she...

  3. By Debra Michals, PhD | 2015. Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972).

  4. Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972).

  5. Jan 20, 2021 · As the first Black American woman to run for U.S. president through a major party, the seven-term Congresswoman shook up the 1972 campaign. By Rachel Chang Updated: Jan 20, 2021. Photo: Pictorial...

  6. She served seven terms and championed anti-poverty programs and educational reform. She was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the National Women's Political Caucus. In 1972, Chisholm became the first woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties.

  7. Follow Us. Shirley Chisholm is best known for becoming the first Black congresswoman in 1968, where she represented New York State for seven terms. In 1972, she made history by becoming the...

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