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Shirley Chisholm (Rep. N.Y.), left, announcing her candidacy for the presidency in Brooklyn on Jan. 25, 1972. ... These include a new civil rights movement (Black Lives Matter) and a new women’s ...
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]
Mrs. America dramatizes the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly.Through the eyes of the women of that era – both Schlafly and prominent second-wave feminists including Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug, and Jill Ruckelshaus – the series explores how one of the ...
Regina King plays Shirley Chisholm in Netflix's biopic focusing on her groundbreaking 1972 presidential run
As seen in Shirley, Chisholm became the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, representing New York’s 12th District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. During her time in the U.S. House of ...
Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005. First black woman elected to congress, a steadfast advocate of liberal causes. ... Rosa Parks sparked the civil rights movement. Maya Angelou, 1928-2014. Famous for ...
Civil rights movement (1865–1896) Jim Crow era (1896–1954) ... The thirteen founding members of the caucus were Shirley Chisholm, Bill Clay, George W. Collins, ...
President Joe Biden signed the “Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act” last week posthumously honoring Chisholm, who died in 2005, with Congress’s highest award.