1 Several different conditions, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, can cause a woman to have a high unopposed estrogen level. 2  Treatment with tamoxifen: Women who have been treated with tamoxifen, a drug used to prevent and treat breast cancer, have an increased risk of developing endometrial cancer.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 30, 1924, Chisholm was the oldest of four daughters to immigrant parents Charles St. Hill, a factory worker from Guyana, and Ruby Seale St. Hill, a seamstress from Barbados. She graduated from Brooklyn Girlsâ High in 1942 and from Brooklyn College cum laude in 1946, where she won prizes on the debate team.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was a political figure who was decades ahead of her time. As a woman and a person of color, she has a long lists of firsts to her credit, including: 1  First African American woman elected to Congress (1968). 2  First African American woman to seek a major party nomination for President of the United States (1972).