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Chisholm died on January 1, 2005, at her home in Ormond Beach, Florida; [15] her health had been in decline after she had suffered a series of small strokes the previous summer. [30] At her funeral, held in Palm Coast, Florida , the minister said that Chisholm had brought about change because "she showed up, she stood up and she spoke up."
Oct 8, 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.
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Jan 3, 2005 · Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to serve in Congress and the first woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination, died on Saturday night at her home in Ormond Beach, Fla. She was...
Dec 18, 2009 · Who Is Shirley Chisholm? 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...
Apr 2, 2014 · Chisholm died on January 1, 2005, at the age of 80, in Ormond Beach, Florida. Nearly 11 years later, in November 2015, she was posthumously awarded the distinguished Presidential Medal of...
Jan 3, 2005 · Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and an outspoken advocate for women and minorities during seven terms in the House, died Saturday, friends said. She was 80.
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Jan 3, 2005 · Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress, died at her home in Florida over the weekend. NPR's Melissa Block offers a tribute, and tape of Chisholm's 1972...
