Shirley Chisholm: The First African Amerian Woman to be on a Ballot for President

In an article written by Linda Lowen, Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to ever run for president, is honored. Several of her accomplishments throughout her political life include being the first African American woman elected to Congress (1968), the first African American woman to seek a major party nomination for President of the United States (1972), first woman to have her name placed in nomination for President at the Democratic National Convention, and the first African American to be on the ballot as a candidate for President. Chisholm's slogan that got her elected into Congress was "unbought and unbossed."

Chisholm, from the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, NY, she originally pursued a professional career in early childhood education and child care. Then switching to politics, she served four years in the New York State Assembly. This was before she made a name for herself as the first black woman to be elected to Congress.

Shirley Chisholm, a woman with character and perseverance, who made a difference. She paved the rocky road for all women who want to take their career in a political direction.