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Shirley Chisholm (1972) Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (* 30.November 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City; † 1. Januar 2005 in Ormond Beach, Florida) war eine US-amerikanische Politikerin (D) und die erste afroamerikanische Abgeordnete im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
Jul 27, 2022 · In 1972, Shirley Chisholm ran for president of the United States of America as a Democrat. She didn't win, but this was not the beginning or the end of her c...
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, NY to immigrant parents in 1924. Her father was a factory worker who came from Guyana and her mother was a seamstress from Barbados. She earned multiple degrees in education from Brooklyn College and Columbia University.
Mar 22, 2024 · Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, and a new movie is telling her story. "Shirley," out now on Netflix, focuses on Chisholm's run for the 1972 Democratic presidential ...
Jan 1, 2005 · 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.
Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm in SHIRLEY--the story of the first Black congresswoman and her trailblazing run for president of the United States. Dir...
Shirley Chisholm personifies this story. Chisholm (1924-2005) was the first African American woman elected to Congress where she served for seven terms beginning in 1969. The daughter of immigrants from Barbados and Guyana, Chisolm had a significant impact on anti-poverty policy and educational reform.
