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First Generation Mentorship Program | MD Program | Stanford Medicine

Elected in 1968

The first African-American Congresswoman

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Biographical context: Elected in 1968
Elected in 1968
Biographical context: The first African-American Congresswoman
The first African-American Congresswoman
Identity: Shirley Anita Chisholm
Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. The first African-American Congresswoman, she represented a newly reapportioned U.S. House district centered in Brooklyn, New York. Elected in 1968 with deep roots in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Chisholm was catapulted into the national limelight by virtue of her race, gender, and outspoken personality.