A specialist in early education, Chisholm wins her first campaign in 1964. In '68, she makes the jump from state to national government, defeating Republican civil rights leader James Farmer to ...

She later went on to Brooklyn College and got her master’s in education from Columbia University, the resolution outlines.

President Joe Biden signed the Shirley Chisholm Congressional ... she worked in the fields of education and social services.

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted “The Chisholm Effect,” an event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum that brought civil leaders together to honor the life and legacy of Congresswoman ...

She also produced the historic visit of the Congressional Black Caucus to Brooklyn in tribute to Shirley Chisholm. Barbara, a Salzburg Fellow, will be participating in Salzberg, Austria, on Civic and ...