Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
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Saint Hill, Shirley Anita, 1924-2005
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found: Shirley Chisholm: Elect one of your own [FS] 1969.
found: Washington Post, 2005-01-04 (Shirley Chisholm, politician, human rights advocate, d. Jan. 1, 2005, Ormond Beach, Fla., age 80; b. Shirley Anita St. Hill, Nov. 20, 1924, Brooklyn, N.Y.; married (1) Conrad Chisholm, (2) Arthur Hardwick, Jr.)
found: NUCMC data from Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for Her Interview, 1973 May 2 (Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-; Representative (D-NY), U. S. Congress)
found: English Wikipedia website, Mar. 26, 2013 (Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (Nov. 30, 1924-Jan. 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination (Margaret Chase Smith had previously run for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination). She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention; Born: Nov. 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York; Died: Jan. 1, 2005 (aged 80), Ormond Beach, Florida)
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1980-07-18: new
2013-03-26: revised
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