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November 5, 1968: Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman ever elected to Congress.
1media/1968_thumb.jpg2022-02-11T21:48:44+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4913Shirley Chisholm (born Shirley Anita St. Hill, November 30, 1924–January 1, 2005) was the first African-American woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. She represented the 12th Congressional District of New York for seven terms (1968–1982) and quickly became known for her work on minority, women's, and peace issues. Getty Images: (Patsy Takemoto Mink – an Asian-American representative from Hawaii was the first woman of color elected to the House in 1964.) In 1972, Chisholm became the first Black woman to seek a major party nomination for president.plain2022-07-29T00:34:52+00:001968Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49