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22 mar 2024 · Shirley: in corsa per la Casa Bianca - Regina King in un'immagine del film. Nonostante i pareri contrari, nel 1972 si candida alle presidenziali, senza però riuscire a vincere le primarie.
Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924–January 1, 2005) was the first African American woman elected to Congress. Chisholm represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. She served seven terms and championed anti-poverty programs and educational reform. She was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus ...
28 mar 2024 · Nata Shirley Anita St. Hill il 30 novembre 1924 a Brooklyn da genitori immigrati dalle Barbados, Chisholm si distinse fin da giovane per il suo impegno e la sua brillantezza accademica.
Shirley Anita Chisholm, z domu St. Hill (ur. 30 listopada 1924 w Nowym Jorku, zm. 1 stycznia 2005 w Ormond Beach) – amerykańska działaczka polityczna, członkini Izby Reprezentantów. Bez powodzenia ubiegała się o nominację Partii Demokratycznej w wyborach prezydenckich w 1972, była pierwszą Afroamerykanką wybraną do Kongresu USA .
1 mar 2024 · Chisholm navigated the treacherous waters of machine party politics, Black freedom struggle factions, and white feminist blind spots—as well as the unabashed sexism of political opponents such as the Congress on Racial Equality's James Farmer, who called her “a frail little old schoolteacher”—to build coalitions, identify common interests, and leverage every opportunity to promote ...
Shirley Chisholm (Born Shirley Anita St. Hill) was a teacher, scholar, orator, intellectual and public servant whose lifelong work continues to shape the American social and political landscape today. She was born on November 30th, 1924 in Brooklyn to immigrant parents from British Guiana and Barbados.
Shirley Chisholm is a pioneer in the history of black women in American politics. Her several campaigns first to the New York State Assembly, to the US Congress, and then to the White House, and her unpredicted elections or results, paved the way for future black and female candidates in politics because she had changed the image of representatives in Congress or in national politics.
