She Inspires

She Inspires | Shirley Chisholm

07/17/2020 | 1m 37s | Video has closed captioning.

Shirley Chisholm, an educator and trailblazing politician, worked to end gender and racial inequality. She served in the NYS Assembly and then, in 1968, became the first black woman elected to the US Congress. Learn more and get inspired by Shirley Chisholm: wmht.org/thevote

Aired: 07/17/20

Rating: NR

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