shirley chisholm

     

Seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-03-16_J_28.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>, she represented New York's 12th District in the House of Representatives from 1969-1983

Trivia about shirley chisholm

  • She campaigned vigorously for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972:
  • In 1972 she ran for president on the slogan "Unbought and unbossed"
  • Running under the slogan "Unbought and Unbossed", she became the first black woman in the U.S. Congress
  • Before she was the first black woman in Congress, she was the second in the New York State Assembly

Tweets about shirley chisholm

  • Let's also celebrate Shirley Chisholm today, now that elections are done: #featuredfeminist
  • Shirley Chisholm was adorable and amazing omg why were we never taught about her in high school?!?!?! #firstblackwomantorunforpresident
  • RT @sudeepLA: Shout out to Shirley Chisholm (and LeAnne for the rec) on this LOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TUESDAY!
  • RT @pammaysmcdonald: Feeling inspired by Shirley Chisholm now at #cadem EBoard # Women's Caucus. My motto. My hero. @sfpelosi chairs http…
  • RT @browntammy: I ❤ my Shirley Chisholm stamps :-) #1972 #Unbought&Unbossed #Feminism
  • I ❤ my Shirley Chisholm stamps :-) #1972 #Unbought&Unbossed #Feminism
  • New Facebook post from @LCGComm … of #ShirleyChisholmDay at Brooklyn College
  • Celebration of #ShirleyChisholmDay at BrooklynCollege #NewYork @TheRevAl
  • This Week! Shirley Chisholm Day 2014 … @TheRevAl
  • This month the library is featuring Elie Wiesel's Night and Shirley Chisholm's The Good Fight as part of the D&I Council book list.
  • ~Shirley Chisholm~
  • New Facebook post from @LCGComm … #ShirleyChisholmDay with The Shirley Chisholm Project
  • Shout out to Shirley Chisholm (and LeAnne for the rec) on this LOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TUESDAY!
  • 46 Years Ago: Shirley Chisholm Becomes the First Black Congresswoman On November 5th 1968,
  • 46 Years Ago: Shirley Chisholm Becomes the First Black Congresswoman On November 5th 1968,
  • RT @emmaseppala: "#Service to others is the rent you pay for the privilege for living on this earth." -Shirley Chisholm
  • @naamenblog I think the real question is: Where is Shirley Chisholm when you need her?
  • "#Service to others is the rent you pay for the privilege for living on this earth." -Shirley Chisholm
  • The Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan and Shirley Chisholm
  • Shirley Chisholm Day 2014: this year's keynote speaker is Reverend Al Sharpton!
  • "Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal." -Shirley Chisholm
  • New Facebook post from @LCGComm … miss out on The Shirley Chisholm Project's Shirley Chisholm Day on November 20th at
  • Photo: whatwhiteswillneverknow: H/t softjunebreeze Shirley Chisholm FTW. 
  • “In the end antiblack, antifemale, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing – antihumanism.”~Shirley Chisholm.
  • from Malcolm X to Shirley Chisholm not knowin nothing lol I be sitting in there like
  • RT @StillJohnCA: NEWSFLASH: If you are black, or a woman, or an American and you don't know Shirley Chisholm, Google that name right now. #…
  • Shirley Chisholm
  • @GOP @MichaelSteele-while you are boasting the your recent election your 1st black woman, here's our Shirley Chisholm
  • Unbought Unbossed [stop and just think about that campaign slogan] #lestweforget ((Shirley Chisholm for President))
  • RT @RACSaustralia: “Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth” -Shirley Chisholm #RACSthought #AsylumSeekers
  • “Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth” -Shirley Chisholm #RACSthought #AsylumSeekers
  • Photoset: shirleychisholmproject: Shirley Chisholm on how she wants to be remembered [x] Soror ❤️
  • Photoset: shirleychisholmproject: Shirley Chisholm on how she wants to be remembered [x]
  • Photo: disciplesofmalcolm: goodblacknews: 45 Years Ago Today: Shirley Chisholm Becomes the First Black...
  • Day begins w an actual vintage Shirley Chisholm campaign shirt goin over my head... UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED #LestWeForget #blacktothefuture #BK
  • Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause. — Shirley Chisholm
  • “Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster. ” ― Shirley Chisholm
  • Shirley Chisholm, Maya Angelou, Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell, Angela Davis and Huey Newton...
  • RT @ArtyFresco: Yall gotta remember kim k ain't Condoleezza rice, or Maya Angelou, or Shirley Chisholm. .... lol
  • Neither are our moms, & yet... RT @ArtyFresco Yall gotta remember kim k ain't Condoleezza rice, or Maya Angelou, or Shirley Chisholm.... lol
  • Yall gotta remember kim k ain't Condoleezza rice, or Maya Angelou, or Shirley Chisholm. .... lol
  • RT @tvASPiRE: "Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth." -Shirley Chisholm #ASPiREtv
  • RT @AfricanaFacts: In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress.
  • In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress.
  • Shirley Chisholm. I am teaching my students about Political article and how an article can sometimes have dual...
  • There were only two ways to create change for black people in this country either politically or by open armed revolution. -Shirley Chisholm
  • Photo: goodblacknews: 45 Years Ago Today: Shirley Chisholm Becomes the First Black Congresswoman On...
  • RT @LeftSentThis: On November 5,1968, Shirley Chisholm became the FIRST Black woman to be elected to Congress.
  • On November 5th 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to Congress.
  • RT @coachjoannricci: @nonprofitsrule #leader Shirley Chisholm and what being a woman in leadership can be "I am and always will be a cataly…