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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.
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives. About this object Chisholm won election to the 91st Congress (1969â1971) running under the slogan âunbought and unbossed,â to become the first African-American woman in Congress. On this date at the opening of the 91st Congress (1969â1971), Shirley Anita Chisholm of New York became the first African-American Congresswoman. Trained as a school teacher, Chisholm served two terms in the New York state legislature before winning election in November 1968 to a newly created congressional district in Brooklyn.