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Dec 18, 2009 · Chisholm became the first African American woman to make a bid to be president of the United States when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972. A champion of minority education and...
Oct 8, 2024 · Shirley Chisholm 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 became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
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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).
Mar 22, 2024 · On November 5, she became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. This was Chisholm’s origin story, and she told it often, so often that the details weren’t always ...
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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, and in 1972 she was the first Black major party candidate to run for president. But beyond being a first,...
Apr 2, 2014 · In 1968, Chisholm made history by becoming the United States' first African American congresswoman, beginning the first of seven terms in the House of Representatives. After...
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Jan 21, 2021 · Shirley Chisholm is widely known for her history-making turn in 1972 when she became the first African American from a major political party to run for president and the first Democratic woman...
