Shirley Chisholm
Catalyst for Change
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نقد و بررسی
December 1, 2013
In 1972, when Chisholm was the first African American and first woman to seriously run for U.S. president, it was the ultimate in a series of firsts for her, including first black woman from Brooklyn to be elected to the state legislature and first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Having grown up in Barbados and Brooklyn, Chisholm retained an immigrant perspective on the U.S., especially the need to work hard to advance. While still enrolled in Brooklyn College, she started working in local politics, developing a strong power base among women's clubs and community organizations that later helped her win elections. Her personal slogan was unbought and unbossed, and her political pragmatism and outspokenness often put her at odds with mainstream Democrats, black nationalists, and feminists. She fought for unemployment insurance and minimum wages for domestic workers, encouraged women to enter politics, staffed her office mostly with women, and helped to organize the Congressional Black Caucus. Winslow offers a valuable perspective on a woman who faced challenges of race and sex as she pushed the agenda for social justice in her long political career.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)
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