Today In History
Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress representing Bedford-Stuyvesant 12th district, and the first African American woman to seek the nomination for president of the United States, was born in Brooklyn, NY, on this date November 30, 1924.
She graduated from Brooklyn Girls’ High in 1942 and from Brooklyn College cum laude in 1946, where she won prizes on the debate team. Although professors encouraged her to consider a political career, she replied that she faced a “double handicap” as both Black and female.
Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Discrimination followed Chisholm’s quest for the 1972 Democratic Party presidential nomination. She was blocked from participating in televised primary debates, and after taking legal action, was permitted to make just one speech. Still, students, women, and minorities followed the “Chisholm Trail.” She entered 12 primaries and garnered 152 of the delegates’ votes (10% of the total)—despite an under-financed campaign and contentiousness from the predominantly male Congressional Black Caucus.
Of her legacy, Chisholm said, “I want to be remembered as a woman … who dared to be a catalyst of change.”
“Make you co-op-erate with the rhythm, that is what I give em, Reagan is the Pres but I voted for Shirley Chisholm.” - Biz Markie
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2023 books (check out my storygraph for reviews)
january
unbought and unbossed, shirley chisholm
true biz, sara nović
yerba buena, nina lacour
the racism of people who love you, samira mehta
night, elie wiesel
seven says in june, tia williams
the reading list, sara nisha adams
finna, nino cipri
ace, angela chen
nightcrawling, leila mottley
the light we carry, michelle obama
how to resist amazon and why, danny caine
the daughter of auschwitz, tova friedman
kaikeyi, vaishnsvi patel
just as you are, camille kellogg
hijab butch blues, lamya h
february
a guide to just being friends, sophie sullivan
mean baby, selma blair
lavender house, lev ac rosen
loveless, alice oseman
the department of rare books and special collections, eva jurczyk
small game, blair braverman
wash day diaries, jamila rowser
the heartstopper yearbook, alice oseman
yellowface, r.f. kuang
stay true, hua hsu
the school for good mothers, jassamine chan
elatsoe, darcie little badger
under the udala tree, chinelo okparanta
there there, tommy orange
making a scene, constance wu
happy place, emily henry
i have a question for you, rebecca makkai
finding me, viola davis
wow, no thank you, samantha irby
march
lark and kasim start a revolution, kacen callender
mooncakes, suzanne walker
lies we sing to the sea, sarah underwood
the family outing, jessi hempel
dead collections, isaac fellman
ace voices, eris young
the anthropocene review, john green
mad honey, jennifer finney boylan & jody picoult
all my rage, sabaa tahir
hello, molly, molly shannon
fine, rhea ewing
nevada, imogen binnie
super late bloomer, julia kaye
love & other disasters, anita kelly
the boy with a bird in his chest, emme lund
the honeys, ryan lansala
the 57 bus, dashka slater
making love with the land, joshua whitehead
a history of my brief body, billy-ray belcourt
there are trans people here, h. melt
patricia wants to cuddle, samantha allen
babel, r.f. kuang
april
lessons in chemistry, bonnie garmus
ace of spaces, faridah abike-,ymide
the things we do to our friends, heather darwent
deaf utopia, nyle dimarco
black cake, charmaine wilkerson
simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, becky albertalli
the things we couldn't say, jay cole
long black veil, jennifer finney boylan
good talk, mira jacobs
remarkably bright creatures, shelby van pelt
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Shirley Chisholm (1924 - 2005)
Congress is more diverse now than it's ever been. However, when Chisholm was attempting to shatter the glass ceiling, the same couldn't be said. During the racially contentious period in the late '60s, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She represented New York's 12th District from 1969 to 1983, and in 1972, she became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan: "Unbought and Unbossed" rings even louder today. Senator Kamala Harris recently paid tribute to Chisholm in her presidential campaign announcement by using a similar logo to Chisholm's.
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