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Shirley Chisholm. In 1968 Chisholm was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating the civil rights leader James Farmer. In Congress she quickly became known as a strong liberal who opposed weapons development and the war in Vietnam and favoured full-employment proposals. As a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S ...
20. Jan. 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 ...
21. Jan. 2021 · Born Shirley Anita St. Hill to a Guyanese American father and a Barbadian American mother in Brooklyn, New York, on November 30, 1924, Chisholm excelled first in school and then in her political ...
3. Jan. 2005 · Shirley Chisholm, first black woman to serve in Congress and first woman to seek Democratic presidential nomination, dies at age of 80; she won her seat in Congress in 1968 with upset victory in ...
6. Nov. 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 ...
26. März 2024 · Shirley Chisholm during her historic 1972 run for president. Charles Ruppmann/NY Daily News Archive / Getty Images “I am not the candidate of Black America, although I am Black and proud.
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 first woman, and ...
