Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to become a congresswoman and run for presidency. She also taught at several places before and after she became a congresswoman.
CONGRESS
In 1964, Shirley was elected to the New York state Legislature and was soon elected to a seat in the House of Representatives. In 1968 she beat her competitor, James Farmer, by almost 70% of the votes and she entered Congress in 1989. During her first term, Shirley was on the Committee on Agriculture, but was placed the Veterans’ Affairs Committee soon after. Though she would have preferred something other than that, she was better off there because of how many veterans were from her district. In 1971 she had worked for the Committee
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to become a congresswoman and run for presidency. She also taught at several places before and after she became a congresswoman.
CONGRESS
In 1964, Shirley was elected to the New York state Legislature and was soon elected to a seat in the House of Representatives. In 1968 she beat her competitor, James Farmer, by almost 70% of the votes and she entered Congress in 1989. During her first term, Shirley was on the Committee on Agriculture, but was placed the Veterans’ Affairs Committee soon after. Though she would have preferred something other than that, she was better off there because of how many veterans were from her district. In 1971 she had worked for the Committee