Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN: In 1879, Fort Worth faced crisis when new Western Trail competed with Chisholm
In 1879, Fort Worth faced crisis when new Western Trail competed with Chisholm
Chisholm Trail was early Fort Worth's lifeline. It was almost lost to history.
Chisholm, a founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus, supported the Equal Rights Amendment and legalized abortions throughout her congressional career, which lasted from 1969 to 1983.
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 a major political party (1972).
Chisholm became the first African American woman to make a bid to be president of the United States when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972. A champion of minority education and...
HOUSTON – Jazz Chisholm Jr. is officially heating up. Producing multiple hits for the third time in his past four games, Chisholm drove in four runs and scored three times Friday night to lead the Yankees to a 12-4 victory over the Houston Astros, extending New York’s winning streak to
Shirley Anita Chisholm (–) was the first Black woman elected to Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. Chisholm served seven terms and championed anti-poverty programs and education reform.
The first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States, Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) carved out new roles for Black women in politics.
Chisholm kicked off her political career in 1953 when she campaigned for Lewis Flagg Jr. to become Brooklyn’s first Black judge, which led to her involvement in the Belford-Stuyvesant Political...