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Shirley Chisholm. Contents Born Shirley St. Hill on November 30, 1924 in New York City. Chisholm spent part of her childhood in Barbados with her grandmother and graduated from Brooklyn College in 1946. She began her career as a teacher and earned a Masterâs degree in elementary education from Columbia University.
On January 25, 1972, Chisholm announced her candidacy for the presidency, becoming the first African-American woman to do so. The 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami, Florida, became the first major convention in which any woman was considered for the presidential nomination. Chisholm did not win the nomination, but she garnered 151 of the delegates votes. Chisholm served in the House of Representatives until she retired in 1982.