Women’s History Month is U.S. History Series Salutes Shirley Chisholm

By Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.

Published March 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT

Shirley Anita Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924 and passed away on January 1, 2005. Shirley Chisholm was an American politician and outstanding lawyer who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.

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Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.

Dr. Chavis is African American civil rights leader and icon, United Church of Christ (UCC) ordained minister, author, journalist, organic chemist, environmentalist, global entrepreneur, and currently President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) based in Washington, DC since 2014.

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