Shirley Chisholm

Catalyst for Change

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By Barbara Winslow

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A staunch proponent of breaking down racial and gender barriers, Shirley Chisholm had the esteemed privilege of being a pioneer in many aspects of her life. She was the first African American woman from Brooklyn elected to the New York State legislature and the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968. She also made a run for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1972. Focusing on Chisholm's lifelong advocacy for fair treatment, access to education, and equal pay for all American minority groups, this book explores the life of a remarkable woman in the context of twentieth-century urban America and the tremendous social upheaval that occurred after World War II.


About the Lives of American Women series:

Selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a woman's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a “good read,” featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives, without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader.

On Sale
Nov 26, 2013
Page Count
208 pages
Publisher
Avalon Publishing
ISBN-13
9780813347691

Barbara Winslow

About the Author

Barbara Winslow is professor and historian who teaches in the School of  Education and for the Women’s Studies Program at Brooklyn College. Her first book was Sylvia Pankhurst: Sexual Politics and Political Activism and she coauthored Clio in the Classroom: A Guide for Teaching US Women's History in the Classrooms. She is the founder and project director of the Shirley Chisholm Project of Brooklyn Women's Activism, a digital repository of information about Chisholm and about women's activism in Brooklyn.

Series Editor Carol Berkin is a well-known women's historian and the author of many popular and scholarly books, including Civil War Wives. She is Professor of History Emerita at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and she is a member of the Society of American Historians.

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