Actor
Born Nov 30, 1924 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Active 2025–2005 · Awards: National Women's Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Phoenix Award, honorary doctorate, honorary doctorate, honorary doctorate, honorary doctorate, honorary doctorate
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.