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The award-winning show describes Chisholm as the “Black Joan of Arc” who “called herself ‘fighting’ Shirley as she faced ...
Although a small number of African-Americans hold Congressional seats before her, Chisholm is the first black woman to be elected to the body. She is also the first woman, and the first person of ...
Social Justice Symposium Week hosted by the Hedgeman Center kicked off on Tuesday, April 1, in the Klas Center. This year’s ...
In 1972, she was the first woman – and the first Black ... of the people of America, and my presence before you now symbolizes a new era in American political history.” “Shirley Chisholm ...