Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm

Born: November 3

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Born: November 3

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Died: January 1

Died: January 1

stst 2005 2005

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Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm TimelineTimeline

1924: She was born on November 30th in New York

1938: Shirley met with Eleanor Roosevelt, who gave her the advice, “Don’t let anyone get in your way.”

1!949: She got married to Conrad Chisholm.

2005: Shirley died on January 1st in Florida from varies strokes

1960: She helped form the Unity Demographic Club

1968: She ran for Congress and won the election against James Farmer

Shirley’s Shirley’s ChildhoodChildhood

Shirley was born in Brooklyn and known as Shirley Anita St. Hill. At the age of 3 she was sent off to live with her grandmother, along with her 3 other sisters, in Barbados.

She went to school in a Barbadian primary school. She returned back to New York at the age of 11.

Chisholm's Chisholm's AdulthoodAdulthood

In school Chisholm was

know for h

er fine debatin

g

skills but in

stead of

taking up a profession

involving this skill s

he

became a nursery school

teacher. And I t

he late

1950s she

began to work in th

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Democratic

Party politi

cs.

Shirley Chisholm started her Democratic Party politics in her home town of Bedford- Stuyvesant in New

York. She won the election for Congress against James Farmer. She was assigned to the Committee on

Agriculture. In the house of Congress she wasn’t greeted in the warmed way. She was determined and was not one to

just sit in the crowds, these were to qualities not liked by the Congressmen.

Then later in 1972, she decided to run in a presidential

campaign but unfortunately did not take the victory.

Shirley running for Congress and for President is a huge

thing. She is not only a woman, but also black. By committing this action she definitely make

a mark in black history.

My ReactionMy Reaction I think that Shirley Chisholm is an

inspirational person. She followed her dream and made her goal. I think that the advice from Eleanor Roosevelt was a huge part of her success. Not hearing these encouraging words would probably make her less determined and doubtful of actually succeeding. She is defiantly someone to be like or follow. She shows that you should never stop trying because anything can result in a good thing.

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of Fame, 2011. Feb.9, 2012. Web.

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Chisholm”

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9, 2012. Web.