NEW YORK (WABC) -- As we honor icons throughout Women's History Month, we want to share the powerful work of Brooklyn's own Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, who broke barriers and paved the way for ...

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Shirley Chisholm had a spirit unlike any other. She was a woman of many firsts: the first Black woman to be elected into Congress and the first Black woman to run for president. Nicknamed “Fighting ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A library in Amherst will soon be getting a new name. The resolution to rename the Amherst Main Library at Audubon after former U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm passed ...

Shirley Chisholm State Park — the largest state park in New York City — opened July 2 in Brooklyn. The congresswoman will soon be the first female historical figure to have a public monument in ...

Black women have been at the forefront of many movements in American culture, including politics. But one woman in particular brought her leadership on a national stage and forced the country to ...

The late Shirley Chisholm is having a moment. The first African American woman elected to Congress, and the first woman to run for president of the United States, Chisholm, who died in 2005 at the age ...