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Shirley Anita Chisholm (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ z ə m / CHIZ-əm; née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) 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.
Shirley Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm en 1972. Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm ( Nueva York, 30 de noviembre de 1924– Ormond Beach, Florida; 1 de enero de 2005) fue una política, educadora y escritora estadounidense 1 que en 1968 se convirtió en la primera mujer afroamericana elegida para el Congreso de los Estados Unidos 2 y representó al 12 ...
Jun 26, 2024 · Shirley Chisholm (born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 1, 2005, Ormond Beach, Florida) made history as the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983. In 1972 Chisholm also became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
Dec 18, 2009 · Born Shirley St. Hill on November 30, 1924 in New York City. Chisholm spent part of her childhood in Barbados with her grandmother and graduated from Brooklyn College in 1946. She began her career ...
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).
