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Nov 6, 2018 · Shirley Chisholm's celebrated win on election night, Nov. 5, 1968, still resonates with today's election cycle, 50 years later. She became the first black woman ever elected to the U.S. House of ...
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Apr 25, 2016 · A Black woman's bespectacled face appeared in front of a podium. Her head was barely visible above the forest of microphones. It was 1972, and Shirley Chisholm was announcing her historic run for ...
Shirley Chisholm 1924-2005 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).
In 1971, Shirley Chisholm was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and of the National Women’s Political Caucus. She was elected to a position of House Democratic leadership, serving as the Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus from 1977 to 1981. During her Congressional service, Shirley Chisholm began to consider running ...
Jan 20, 2021 · With the slogan “Unbought and Unbossed,” Chisholm thought that she might be able to use her historic run to rally up both the female and minority voters. She also heralded a personal ...
Jan 25, 2022 · Learn more about Shirley Chisholm and her long-lasting impact on politics on the 50th anniversary of her run for the presidency. #HistorySubscribe for more H...
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