Teacher
Shirley Chisholm's first teaching oriented occupation
What is a nursery school teacher?
She won her seat in Congress, as a U.S. representative, in this year.
What was 1968?
Shirley Chisholm ran for this major political party.
What is the Democratic Party?
The title of the book that Shirley Chisholm completed in 1970
What is Unbought and Unbossed?
This was what followed Shirley Chisholm as her presidential fight moved forward.
What is discrimination?
She earned her master's degree from Columbia University, in 1952, in this field.
What is early childhood education?
Shirley represented this district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
What is New York's 12th congressional district?
The year that Shirley Chisholm ran for president
What was 1972?
The title of the book Shirley Chisholm completed in 1973
What is The Good Fight?
This is what Shirley Chisholm was only allowed to do once during her presidential campaign.
What is give a publicly broadcasted speech?
Shirley Chisholm became a consultant, in 1960, to this facility.
What is the New York City's Bureau of Child Welfare?
Before becoming a representative, Shirley held this position.
What is a member of the New York State Legislature?
The number of primaries that Shirley Chisholm entered
What are 12 primaries?
One of the messages Shirley Chisholm communicated through her literature
What is her presidential platform?
One event that Shirley Chisholm was banned from appearing on
What is a televised primary debate?
Chisholm removed herself from Congress to teach at this college.
What is Mount Holyoke College?
Shirley Chisholm was given this nickname due to her confidence in her beliefs.
What is "Fighting Shirley?"
The nickname given to Shirley Chisholm's presidential fight
What is the "Chisholm Trial?"
The title that became Shirley Chisholm's campaign motto
What is Unbought and Unbossed?
The reason that Shirley Chisholm faced these injustices
What is being the minority of an African American woman?
Shirley Chisholm graduated from this college in 1946, prior to her first teaching occupation.
What is Brooklyn College?
Shirley became the first African American woman to serve on this division of the U.S. House of Representatives.
What is the Rules Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives?
The percentage of total delegates' votes that Shirley Chisholm received
What is 10%?
The main reason that she wrote literature
What is the spreading of her beliefs?
A time period in which Shirley was faced with brutal discrimination
What is her presidential fight?