Unbought and unbossed /
by Chisholm, Shirley
Published by : Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston) Physical details: 177 p. ISBN:0395109329. Year: 1970| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yan 900 - 999 | y921 Chi Chi (Browse shelf) | Available | Memorial | 44108 |
pt. 1. Growing up. Early years in Barbados --
Back to Brooklyn --
College years --
Starting in politics --
pt. 2. Getting there. Teaching, marriage, and the political arena --
In the state assembly --
Running for congress --
Breaking the rules --
pt. 3. Speaking out. The speech against the war --
How I view congress --
Facing the abortion question --
The Lindsay campaign and coalition politics --
Black politicians and the black minority --
pt. 4. Looking ahead. A government that cannot hear the people --
Women and their liberation --
Youth and America's future.
In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first black to be elected to the Congress of the United States. She won this unique designation the hard way - against the odds of her race and sex, and against all the ground rules of the political game.
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