Literacy- Black Histroy Month

Shirley Chisholm



Today in literacy class for black history month we learned about Shirley Anita St.Hill Chisholm.Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born November 30, 1924 and died January 1, 2005. She was a West Indian-American politician, educator and author.She was a Congresswoman and rune for president but end up losing. She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.


Shirley grow up in Brooklyn, New York on November 30,1924.Shirley Chisholm earned her BA from Brooklyn College in 1946 and later earned her MA from Columbia University in elementary education in 1952.In 1968, she ran as the Democratic candidate for New York's 12Th District congressional seat and was elected to the House of Representatives. Defeating Republican candidate James Farmer, Chisholm became the first black woman elected to Congress. Chisholm joined the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969 as one of its founding members.

Chisholm was married to Conrad Chisholm from 1949 to 1977. Upon their divorce, she married Arthur Hardwick Jr., who died in 1986. Shirley died January 1,2005. Shirley would always be remember as the first Africa American women elected to the president of the United States Of America.