Brewtown Politico

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1.04.2005

African American Political Pioneer Chisholm Dies


"Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a champion of women's rights, died on Saturday in Florida, congressional officials said. She was 80."
Chisholm was also one of the first women to seek the presidency. In 1972, she received 151 delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

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