![]() ![]() Shirley Chisholm Declares Presidential Bid on 25 January 1972Īs written in Broadly editor Zing Tsjeng’s new book, Forgotten Women, ‘Shirley’s presidential campaign was a symbol of what had yet to be achieved – or, to put it simply, she ran because she Seen Chisholm at the time, from her beginnings as a member of the New York State Assembly, to her election as the first black woman to Congress in 1968 – a post she held until 1982 – through to her campaign in 1972: asĪn inspirational leader to platform, not someone to be sidelined thanks to her black womanhood. What Chisholm ‘72 manages to capture from its opening is the endearing spirit of a woman who, in her absence from current political discourse, seems to have been mistreated by history. ![]() ![]() You with the question – why is it that so many people have never heard of this groundbreaking politician before? ‘I am not the candidate of the women’s movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that.’Ī slim, prim woman who vibrates quiet power under a curly tousle of black hair, she is quickly shown to be eminently capable, likeable and politically ‘woke’ with reams of grassroots support. ‘I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud,’ she announces. The first black woman US presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm blasts onto screen in the 2004 documentary part-named after her political slogan, ‘Unbought and Unbossed’. ![]()
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