| Shirley met Conrad O. Chisholm in the late 1940s and they were married in 1949. |
Shirley Chisholm worked as a nursery school teacher while earning her Masters from Columbia University in 1952.Shirley chisholm facts for kids Shirley chisholm interesting factsBritannica KidsShirley chisholm husbandShirley chisholm net worth |
| While working as an educational consultant for a day care in the early 1960s Shirley developed an interest in politics. |
| From 1965 to 1968 Shirley Chisholm was a Democrat in the New York State Assembly.
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| While working in the New York State Assembly Shirley was able to secure unemployment benefits for those working in domestic field. |
| Shirley was elected as a congresswoman from NY into the U.S.
House of Representatives in 1968, making her the first African-American woman to win this position in government. Shirley chisholm interesting factsShe defeated two other African-American candidates for the position. |
| Shirley Chisholm served in the House of Representatives for seven terms. |
| Shirley Chisholm's first assignment in the House of Representatives was to the House Forestry
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