2006-09-19 16:07:01 · 5 answers · asked by DJ Amigo 1 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
CHISHOLM, Shirley Anita, (1924 - 2005)
CHISHOLM, Shirley Anita, a Representative from New York; born Shirley Anita St. Hill, November 30, 1924, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; first black woman elected to Congress; attended public schools of Brooklyn, N.Y.; B.A., Brooklyn College, 1946; M.A., Columbia University, 1952; nursery school teacher, 1946-1953; director, Hamilton-Madison Child Care Center, New York City, 1953-1959; educational consultant, Division of Day Care, New York City, 1959-1964; assemblywoman, New York State Legislature, 1964-1968; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982; died on January 1, 2005, in Ormond Beach, Fla.; interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
2006-09-19 16:10:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shirley Chisholm.
2006-09-19 23:11:19 · answer #2 · answered by blackberry 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shirley Chisholm- she also ran an unsuccessful campaign for the democratic nomination for President of the US.
2006-09-20 01:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by King Midas 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
rosa parks
2006-09-19 23:16:26 · answer #4 · answered by desiree c 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ANITA HILL
2006-09-19 23:08:50 · answer #5 · answered by tinkerbell 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋