Shirley Chisholm: The amazing women in congress

Shirley Chisholm, The first African American Congresswoman in the 1960s. She was in Congress for working on Education and Labor Committee along with helping form Black Caucus. 1972, She made history again by running in the presidential nomination, working for seven terms in office until she retired from teaching and as a public speaker. Shirley wrote a few books also, naming them: "Unbought and Unbossed, The Good Fight.

Shirley Chisholm was 80 years old when she passed away, she passed January 1, 2005. She was from New York City, NY but passed away at Ormond Beach, Florida. She inspires me because she was just a normal woman, teaching at a school and soon was nominated to join the Congress Election with probably only males. She proved that Women can run governmental office for a few years. You didn't really see women running in elections, you only saw them nursing, teaching and being stay at home wives while taking care of their kids, you didn't see colored women running in elections, I'm glad she won the election cause she proved herself that women can take care of things just as big as those problems.