American History Friday: A 'Full Bio' About Shirley Chisholm

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 31

[REBROADCAST FROM March 2023] For our March 2023 Full Bio selection, we focused on political trailblazer, New York congresswoman and presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. We discussed her life and legacy with Anastasia C. Curwood, author of the biography, Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics.

Photo by Leif Skoogfors/Corbis via Getty Images: Democratic Representative Shirley Chisholm speaks at a U.S. military base during a tour exploring racism in the armed forces. Chisholm was elected to Congress in 1968 and was the first African-American woman ever to serve as a U.S. Representative. 

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