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‘I’ve broken the ice’: Shirley Chisholm reflects on becoming the first Black woman in Congress
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‘I’ve broken the ice’: Shirley Chisholm reflects on becoming the first Black woman in Congress
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On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became first black woman elected to the United States Congress. | African and Black History AfricanArchives
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On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became first black woman elected to the United States Congress. | African and Black History AfricanArchives
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Shirley Chisholm: Confronting the Political Machine
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Born #OnThisDay in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States. Chisholm carved out new roles for Black women in politics, proclaiming herself “unbought and unbossed” as she sought reforms to inequities based on race, gender, and class. Learn more about her life and legacy: https://s.si.edu/3Zr7eSN 📸 1. 2. 3. 6. Photographs by Maurice Sorrell. 4. 5. Photographs by Monet
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Born #OnThisDay in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States. Chisholm carved out new roles for Black women in politics, proclaiming herself “unbought and unbossed” as she sought reforms to inequities based on race, gender, and class. Learn more about her life and legacy: https://s.si.edu/3Zr7eSN 📸 1. 2. 3. 6. Photographs by Maurice Sorrell. 4. 5. Photographs by Monet
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, Chisholm became the first woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties. Read on to see one of her campaign posters, and a quote from Chisholm. | Smithsonian Channel
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, Chisholm became the first woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties. Read on to see one of her campaign posters, and a quote from Chisholm. | Smithsonian Channel
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Shirley Chisholm Runs for President and Revolutionizes Politics | History | John W. Jones
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Shirley Chisholm made history as the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, representing Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant. From her ‘Unbought and Unbossed’ campaign to seven terms fighting for civil rights and women’s rights, Chisholm paved the way for future generations. #ShirleyChisholm #BlackHistory #WomenInPolitics #CultureandPulse #DidYouKnow | Culture & Pulse
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On this day 50 years ago, Shirley Chisholm announced her intention to run for the US presidency. She was the first black woman from a major party to seek the nomination to run for the country’s highest office. https://bbc.in/3qW3Uh9 | BBC World Service
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We honor Shirley Chisholm whose groundbreaking career in politics includes being the first black person to seek a presidential nomination with a major party and the first woman to do so as a Democrat. She is #BlackGlory. #BlackHistoryMonth | HuffPost Black Voices
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Before Hillary, there was Shirley: The woman who ran for president in 1972 - BBC News
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