Day 18 of my Inktober2020 series of Women I Admire is Shirley Chisholm
Before she was a politician, she was an educator. She was the first Black Woman to serve in congress and would serve seven terms. Why did she run for Congress in the first place? Re-fucking-districting. Yeah…redistricting. That fuckery to ensure minorities stay in their place. She was outspoken and had a way with words, never biting her tongue. Her entire office was made up of women, half of them being black.
She was a founding member of the National Black Caucus and the first Black American to run for a major political party. She was a serious candidate, and had to sue just to be included in televised debates. There were so many death threats the Secret Service had to get involved to protect her. She even had to stand up to the National Black Caucus when they showed discontent in her running…and George Wallace, former segregationist, supported her. What a fucking badass.
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