Shirley Chisholm A Biography Author:Susan Brownmiller A biography of the New York politician who was the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. — Shirley Anita Chisholm (11/30/1924 - 1/1/2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a dis... more »trict centered on Bedford–Stuyvesant, for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.« less