Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005

Authoritative Name:
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
Biography:
"Representative from New York; born Shirley Anita St. Hill, November 30, 1924, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; first black woman elected to Congress; attended public schools of Brooklyn, N.Y.; B.A., Brooklyn College, 1946; M.A., Columbia University, 1952; nursery school teacher, 1946-1953; director, Hamilton-Madison Child Care Center, New York City, 1953-1959; educational consultant, Division of Day Care, New York City, 1959-1964; assemblywoman, New York State Legislature, 1964-1968; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982; died on January 1, 2005, in Ormond Beach, Fla.; interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress." --Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

11 items in 6 collections (expand all)

Bakery and Confectionary Workers Local #110, Savannah, correspondence and printed materials, 1970-1972

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E.T., 1921-1996
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America. Local 110 (Savannah, Ga.)
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Lindskoog, James
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Buchsbaum, Aaron L., 1931-2014
Date of Original:
1970
1971
1972
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Tilley, Ed
Date of Original:
1972-10-06
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Tilley, Ed
Date of Original:
1972-10-06
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Tilley, Ed
Date of Original:
1972-10-06
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library