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∙ 9y agoWhile not the first black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman from the deep south to be elected to Congress. She represented Texas in the House of Representatives.
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∙ 10y agoBarbara Jordan was the first black congresswoman that was elected from the deep South. She fought for the rights of the poor and for civil rights and served Texas for six years.
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Shirley Chisholm is famous for being the first black congresswoman. She was elected in 1968 and represented New York. She ran for President in 1972.
Cynthia McKinney was the first to be elected.
Shirley Chisholm, the first black congresswoman in U.S. history, represented the state of New York in the House of Representatives.
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American Congresswoman; there had been black senators and representatives in congress, but until she was elected in 1968, they had all been men. She had a long career in the House of Representatives, and she also ran unsuccessfully for president in 1972.
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The first black congresswoman that was elected from the deep south was Barbara Jordan. She was re-elected and she was the first woman that was elected to the Texas Senate.
Barbara Jordan was the first Black Congresswoman to be elected from the South. She was elected to office in 1976.
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Barbara Jordan served as a congresswoman from 1972-1979. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 1972 as the first African-American congresswoman from the South to be elected.
Shirley Chisholm is famous for being the first black congresswoman. She was elected in 1968 and represented New York. She ran for President in 1972.