Shirley Chisholm

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First Name	Shirley
Last Name	Chisholm
Full Name at Birth	Shirley Anita St. Hill
Age	80 (age at death)
Date of Birth	November 30, 1924
Birthplace	Brooklyn, New York
Date of Death	January 1, 2005
Location of Death	Ormond Beach, Florida, USA
Build	Slim
Hair Color	Black
Star Sign	Sagittarius
Religion	Christian
Ethnicity	Black
Nationality	American
High School	Girls High School
University	Brooklyn College and earned a BA in 1947 For Elementary Education Columbia University Earned a MA in Elementary Education in 1952
Occupation	American Politician/Educator / Author
Occupation Category	Activist
Claim to Fame	Congresswoman Representing New York's 12th Congressional District For Seven Terms/ Also The First Black woman elected to Congress
Father	Charles Christopher St. Hill
Mother	Ruby Seale

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 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 black 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 Republican presidential nomination). She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

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