Shirley Chisholm was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968, the first African American woman to do so. In 1972 Chisholm ran for president and showed all politicians what it meant to be unbought and unbossed. Learn more from WMHT Public Media: to.pbs.org/36zpkWR #BlackHistoryPBS #BlackHistoryMonth | PBS

On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, Chisholm became the first woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties. Read on to see one of her campaign posters, and a quote from Chisholm. | Smithsonian Channel

Born #OnThisDay in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States. Chisholm carved out new roles for Black women in politics, proclaiming herself “unbought and unbossed” as she sought reforms to inequities based on race, gender, and class. Learn more about her life and legacy: https://s.si.edu/3Zr7eSN 📸 1. 2. 3. 6. Photographs by Maurice Sorrell. 4. 5. Photographs by Monet

The First Woman to run for President of U.S. & First Black Congresswoman. Watch and listen to Shirley Chisholm's inspiring speech! | Free Man and Woman

This Presidents' Day we honor Shirley Chisholm—a woman that changed political history when she became the first black woman to run for president: | The Root