Crash Course
Shirley Chisholm: Crash Course Black American History #43
In 1972, Shirley Chisholm ran for president of the United States of America as a Democrat. She didn't win, but this was not the beginning or the end of her career in politics. She held a congressional seat in the New York delegation for...
TED Talks
Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made -- and what's next
Women have made enormous progress over the last century -- challenging the status quo, busting old taboos and changing business from the inside out. But when it comes to political representation, there's still a long way to go, says...
Curated Video
Shirley Chisholm: Confronting the Political Machine
As the first Black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm made history in her lifelong struggle to empower minorities and change the United States.
Red Rock Films
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
How a life-long politician came to be the first African-American woman to ever run as a nominee for President of the United States.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Who was? Shirley Chisholm
Learn how Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, earned the nickname “Fighting Shirley” and made history.
Hearst Metrotone News
Delegates at the 1972 Democratic National Convention nominate black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm for U.S. President.
Delegates at the 1972 Democratic National Convention nominate black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm for U.S. President.
Hearst Metrotone News
'Senators and Representatives attend the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.'
'Senators and Representatives attend the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.'
Hearst Metrotone News
Delegates support United States Representative Shirley Chisolm during the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.
Delegates support United States Representative Shirley Chisolm during the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.