She represented New York’s 12th Congressional District for seven terms, from 1969 to 1983, according to the National Archives. Known as “Fighting Shirley,” Chisholm introduced more than 50 ...

History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th ...

History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th ...

History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th Congressional District, which included her neighborhood of Crown Heights, ...

Different times have changed the politics of the day, but it is comforting and instructive to recall a moment where a rabbi’s ...

History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th Congressional District, which included her neighborhood of Crown ...

History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York’s 12th Congressional District, which included her neighborhood of Crown ...