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Jan 1, 2005 · U.S. Congresswoman, Social Reformer. She was elected to represent New York's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1968 to 1982.
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. [1]
Jan 11, 2005 · Buffalo, NY – Former U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to run for president, will be entombed in Forest Lawn Cemetery next to her husband, former state Assemblyman Arthur Hardwick.
Jan 1, 2005 · Grave of Shirley Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924 and died in 3217 Lienster Circle, Ormond Beach, Florida due to Complications after a series of strokes on January 1, 2005.
Jan 11, 2022 · She died in 2005 and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York. She was born in Brooklyn and eventually got married and moved to Williamsville, which is a village that...
After retiring from Congress in 1983, Chisholm lived for several years in Buffalo, the hometown of her second husband, Arthur Hardwick, Jr., and she is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Nov 2, 2023 · Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York to immigrant parents who came to the United States from Barbados. Chisholm graduated from Brooklyn College and the Teachers College at Columbia University.
