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Shirley Chisholm 1972
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What other jobs did shirley chislom have?
she is famous for being the first BLACK WOMAN to run for president.
Who was the first black man to fun for office of the US?
Barack Obama was not the first Black person to run for President. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1964) Musician /Activist Eldridge Cleaver (1968) writer of Soul on Ice Shirley Chisholm (1972) First Black congresswoman / First Black Woman to run for president
Who was the first black to run for president?
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was the first black person to run for president back in 1964.
Who was the first woman to run for President In what year was this?
Victoria Woodhull
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first woman to run for president of the us
Who was the first woman to run for president on the democrtic tikit?
No woman has ever ran for president on either the democratic or republican tickets. So if Hillary Clinton wins in the primary elections then she would become the firsrt woman to run for president on the democratic ticket. In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to run for vice-president on a major party ticket.
First black women to run for president?
Shirley Chisholm
Why was Shirley Chisholm admired?
She was an American politician, educator, and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to Congress. On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination (Margaret Chase Smith had previously run for the Republican presidential nomination). She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.
Can a 37 year old black woman run for president?
Yes. If she was born in the United States and has lived in the U.S. for the last 14 years, she is eligible to run for President.
Who was the first colored person to run for president as a Democrat 1972?
You are probably referring to Shirley Chisholm of New York; she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1968, the first black woman elected to congress. She then ran for president in 1972, but did not get the nomination.
Who is the first black president to run for a major party?
barak obama
Who was the first woman to run for vice-president on the republican ticket?
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, in 2008 became the first woman to be the Republican nominee for vice-president .
