“She acted on her conscience and she was a very progressive candidate –she was unbought and unbossed

      On this day 97-years ago, a political and womanist icon was born. Shirley Chisholm went on to make history in 1968, becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress. At only 43 years old, she represented New York’s 12th Congressional District, an office she held for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. […]