Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first major black candidate for President. She was born in 1924 in Brooklyn, NY to Barbadian parents and faced poverty and racism early in life. However, she was extremely intelligent and became a teacher and school director. In 1964 she was elected to the New York State Assembly and then to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968, where she sponsored several bills to help the poor and challenge racial and gender norms. She sought the Democratic nomination for President in 1972 on a platform of being "unbought and unbossed," making history as the first black candidate for a major party's nomination.

1. By: Olivia Caruso

3.  Born- November 30, 1924
 Born in Brooklyn, NY to Barbadian parents
 At the age of three moved to Barbados with her
grandmother to
 Returned to New York during the Great
Depression
 Extremely smart which led to winning tuition
scholarships…she had to turn them down
because she couldn’t afford a board to live in
 One of eight children with a very poor family
 Early schooling was in Barbadian school systems

4.  Later in life after schooling she became a nursery teacher
and later a director of schools for early childhood education
 Was an active Democratic Member
 Had a reputation as a person who challenged traditional
roles of women, African Americans, and the poor
 In 1964 elected to New York State Assembly
 (New York Flag )
 Was involved in League of Women and Seventeenth
Assembly District Democratic Club
 While in Congress she tried pass 50 sponsored bills and only
eight passed

5.  Chisholm decided to run for president
 She was the first African American to seek
nomination for the Democratic Party
 Slogan was “unbossed an unbought”
 She had an opportunity to join the Forestry
Subcommittee of the Agriculture Committee
 Chisholm denied the offer while entering the
House because she thought it was not
supporting her, because she was someone with
a poor district background.

6.  First major black candidate for President
 First major black woman elected for Congress
 Inducted in 1993 to the National Women’s Hall
of Fame

7.  Modeled to us that you should try your hardest
to succeed in what you believe in or what you
want to accomplish.
 She was brave by being the first black woman
in Congress
 She was respected by others
 Chisholm modeled well for kids our age
because she did very well in school and tried
her best to get good grades

8.  www.notablebiographies.com
 http://www.biography.com/people/shirley-
chisholm-9247015
 http://shirleychisholm.org/

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