In honor of the 88th anniversary of the day that women first gained the right to vote, here's some YouTube video of Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968. She was also the first African-American and first woman to run as a major party candidate for president and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969. She held her Congressional seat until she retired from Congress in 1982 and was succeeded by Major Owens.
Chisholm's campaign inspired a young African-American volunteer by the name of Barbara Lee to remain active in politics and eventually run for and win a congressional seat herself in California.
3 comments:
The first time I voted was for Shirley Chisholm in the 1972 California primary. She would have been a great president.
Natasha,
I would've loved just having her as my congressmember.
But having Barbara Jordan represent you isn't bad either ;)
Thanks for this video. Rep. Chisholm has quite a place in history.
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