Shirley Chisholm

3 March 2022 by Mike Bond

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Honoring Shirley Chisholm and the History She Made 50 Years Ago

14 February 2022 by Mike Bond

Democratic US Representative Shirley Chisholm Announcing her candidacy for the presidential nomination, January 25, 1972. (Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) When the first woman ever elected to the vice presidency prepared to take office in January of 2021, she observed, “Shirley Chisholm created a path for me and for so … Read more