Tag: Glass Ceilings

• 44 Years Ago, Shirley Chisholm Became the First Black Woman to Run For President | Smart News | Smithsonian

  In 1972, just a few years after being elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm announced that she was seeking the Democratic nomination for the presidency, running against politicians like George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace. But while Chisholm admitted that she never expected to win and her campaign was largely symbolic, she ran in order to…

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  June 9, 2016

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  African American women, American Women in Congress, Black American Women, Champions, civil rights, Glass Ceilings, history, Politics, Shirley Chisholm