50 years ago today, Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn shattered the glass ceiling to become the first Black woman elected to Congress. On that day, she wasn’t just running for office — she was running against history. No one expected Shirley Chisholm to win her election. Her opponent dismissed her as a “little schoolteacher,” and told […]
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