Shirley Chisholm
November 30, 1924 (101 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Throughout her career, she was known for taking "a resolute stand against economic, social, and political injustices", as well as being a strong supporter of black civil rights and women's rights.
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- 2025 · A Seat at the Table - The Making of Buffalo's Shirley Chisholm Statue as
- 2025 · One to One: John & Yoko as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · 37 Words as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · History 101 as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Explained as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · The Sixties as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed as Self
- 1989 · Adam Clayton Powell as Self
- 1974 · Accomplished Women as Self
- 1973 · Year of the Woman as Self
- 1972 · Shirley Chisholm for President as Self
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest