Unbought Unbossed Shirley Chisholm Pillows

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." - shirley chisholm

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." - shirley chisholm

Unbought and Unbossed Shirley Chisholm, 1972

Unbought and Unbossed Shirley Chisholm, 1972