Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress. She was known for supporting civil rights and women's rights. Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters ...

In 1972, Shirley Chisholm became the first woman – and the first Black candidate – to seek a major party’s nomination for the presidential office. Ultimately, she made her way ...

Shirley Chisholm: Confronting the Political Machine. Posted: May 8, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. As the first Black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm made history in her lifelong ...

Shirley Chisholm had a spirit unlike any other. She was a woman of many firsts: the first Black woman to be elected into Congress and the first Black woman to run for president. Nicknamed ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new statue honoring political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm has been unveiled at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, where she is buried. The tribute celebrates Chisholm’s legacy ...

New York, NY, June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrating more than a century as New York’s storyteller, the Museum of the City of New York today announced additional details for its new ...

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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, ...