Shirley Chisholm
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Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a
Chisholm in 1972
Chisholm reviewing political statistics in 1965
Chisholm (seated, second from right) with fellow founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971
Chisholm (right) posing for a photograph with Florida State Rep. Gwen Cherry at the 1972 Democratic National Convention
Geraldine Ferraro
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, representing New York's 9th congressio
Shirley Chisholm
…co-founded an organization initially known as the National Black Women's Political Caucus. This was established during the vice presidential campaign of Geraldine Ferraro. African-American women from various political organizations convened to set forth a political agenda emphasizing the needs of women of African descent…
Ferraro in 1998
Ferraro's childhood home in Newburgh, New York, where she also lived until age ten
Ferraro and her family lived in this house in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, during her time in the House of Representatives, her vice-presidential campaign, and until the early 2000s.
As with many representatives, Ferraro issued regular newsletters to her constituents.