1. By: Olivia Caruso

3.  Born- November 30, 1924
 Born in Brooklyn, NY to Barbadian parents
 At the age of three moved to Barbados with her
grandmother to
 Returned to New York during the Great
Depression
 Extremely smart which led to winning tuition
scholarships…she had to turn them down
because she couldn’t afford a board to live in
 One of eight children with a very poor family
 Early schooling was in Barbadian school systems

4.  Later in life after schooling she became a nursery teacher
and later a director of schools for early childhood education
 Was an active Democratic Member
 Had a reputation as a person who challenged traditional
roles of women, African Americans, and the poor
 In 1964 elected to New York State Assembly
 (New York Flag )
 Was involved in League of Women and Seventeenth
Assembly District Democratic Club
 While in Congress she tried pass 50 sponsored bills and only
eight passed

5.  Chisholm decided to run for president
 She was the first African American to seek
nomination for the Democratic Party
 Slogan was “unbossed an unbought”
 She had an opportunity to join the Forestry
Subcommittee of the Agriculture Committee
 Chisholm denied the offer while entering the
House because she thought it was not
supporting her, because she was someone with
a poor district background.

6.  First major black candidate for President
 First major black woman elected for Congress
 Inducted in 1993 to the National Women’s Hall
of Fame

7.  Modeled to us that you should try your hardest
to succeed in what you believe in or what you
want to accomplish.
 She was brave by being the first black woman
in Congress
 She was respected by others
 Chisholm modeled well for kids our age
because she did very well in school and tried
her best to get good grades

8.  www.notablebiographies.com
 http://www.biography.com/people/shirley-
chisholm-9247015
 http://shirleychisholm.org/

10. Shirley
Chisholm

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