A Seat at the Table
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A Seat at the Table

The Life and Times of Shirley Chisholm

Glenn L. Starks

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A Seat at the Table

The Life and Times of Shirley Chisholm

Glenn L. Starks

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About This Book

When Shirley Chisholm was asked why she would dare run for president, her response was, why not her?
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm rose from being the child of immigrants to the United States to running for the highest office in the land. She was both the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first African American woman of a major political party to make a serious run for president of the United States.
These achievements were not in spite of her background but rather because of it. She persevered by being steadfast in her political convictions and unwilling to compromise on the issues she believed in. Chisholm directly challenged the political establishment and gave a political voice to so many segments of society that were historically ignored—women, racial minorities, young people, the gay community, domestic and agricultural workers, and the poor—not only in her home district in Brooklyn, New York, but across the country.
Her run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination may not have ended in victory, but it was successful in forging a grassroots campaign that united diverse Americans behind a candidate who championed their collective interests. Her efforts laid the groundwork for change then, now, and in the future.
Without Shirley Chisholm there may not have been a Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or Kamala Harris.

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Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Year
2024
ISBN
9781641609289
Edition
1
Topic
Política y relaciones internacionales
Subtopic
Biografías políticas

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 Chisholm's Early Life
  7. 2 Getting Into and Out of Politics
  8. 3 Getting Back Into Politics and the New York State Legislature
  9. 4 Running for Congress
  10. 5 Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
  11. 6 Shirley Chisholm's Legislative Focus
  12. 7 Opposition for the White House
  13. 8 On the Campaign Trail
  14. 9 Back in Congress
  15. 10 Chisholm's Final Years in Congress
  16. 11 Life After Congress
  17. 12 The Legacy of Shirley Chisholm
  18. Notes
  19. Index
Citation styles for A Seat at the Table

APA 6 Citation

Starks, G. (2024). A Seat at the Table (1st ed.). Lawrence Hill Books. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/4275251 (Original work published 2024)

Chicago Citation

Starks, Glenn. (2024) 2024. A Seat at the Table. 1st ed. Lawrence Hill Books. https://www.perlego.com/book/4275251.

Harvard Citation

Starks, G. (2024) A Seat at the Table. 1st edn. Lawrence Hill Books. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/4275251 (Accessed: 24 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Starks, Glenn. A Seat at the Table. 1st ed. Lawrence Hill Books, 2024. Web. 24 June 2024.