Shirley Chisholm
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Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.
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Chisholm reviewing political statistics in 1965
Chisholm and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. serve as Grand Marshals of Harlem's first African American Day Parade, September 21, 1969
Chisholm (seated, second from right) with fellow founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971
Shirley Chisholm 1972 presidential campaign poster
Chisholm (right) posing for a photograph with Florida State Rep. Gwen Cherry at the 1972 Democratic National Convention
Chisholm at the 1984 Democratic National Convention
Shirley Chisholm (center) with Representative Edolphus Towns (left) and his wife, Gwen Towns (right)Awards 13
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Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Throughout her career, she was known for taking "a resolute stand against economic, social, and political injustices", as well as being a strong supporter of black civil rights and women's rights.
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