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Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, where she served for seven terms. She worked to improve the lives of children in need and was an outspoken champion of women's rights. In 1972, she was the first Black person ever to seek the nomination of President of the United States from a major party.
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"Shirley Chisholm story truly is one of bravery, determination and courage in the face of the greatest forms of adversity. There is also a real ringing of hope both in terms of Shirley as a hugely successful woman of colour and in terms of the support and rallying from good people who saw in her a chance to make a positive change. This book has to be in Key Stage Two book corners as an uplifting e
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"Equal Rights. Race. History.
This is a biography in the form of a graphic novel about Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress and the first Black woman ever to be nominated as the president of the United States. Shirley, a champion of equal rights for women, spent most of her childhood in Barbados, moved to the US later on, and went on to achieve great
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- SeriesIt's Her Story