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Shirley Chisholm(1924-2005)

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Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm was born on 30 November 1924 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Arthur Hardwick Jr. and Conrad Chisholm. She died on 1 January 2005 in Ormond Beach, Florida, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1924
DiedJanuary 1, 2005(80)
BornNovember 30, 1924
DiedJanuary 1, 2005(80)
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Known for

Soul! (1968)
Soul!
8.9
TV Series
  • Self
Shirley Chisholm for President
  • Self
  • 1972
Werner Baecker in New York, New York (1967)
New York, New York
7.5
TV Series
  • Self
Year of the Woman (1973)
Year of the Woman
6.1
  • Self
  • 1973

Credits

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Self

  • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
    Morning Joe
    4.0
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2024
  • Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)
    Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
    7.4
    • Self
    • 2004
  • Adam Clayton Powell (1989)
    Adam Clayton Powell
    6.9
    • Self
    • 1989
  • Women - for America, for the World (1986)
    Women - for America, for the World
    5.7
    Short
    • Self
    • 1986
  • Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington in Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
    Bicentennial Minutes
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Narrator (as Rep. Shirley Chisholm)
    • 1975
  • Werner Baecker in New York, New York (1967)
    New York, New York
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1974
  • Year of the Woman (1973)
    Year of the Woman
    6.1
    • Self
    • 1973
  • Shirley Chisholm for President
    • Self
    • 1972
  • Betty Hughes and Friends
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1972
  • Black Journal (1968)
    Black Journal
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1970
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
    The Dick Cavett Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Self - Guest
    • 1969–1970
  • Life with Linkletter (1950)
    Life with Linkletter
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1970
  • The Advocates
    TV Series
    • Self - Witness (1969, as Rep. Shirley Chisholm)
    • 1969–1984
  • David Frost in The David Frost Show (1969)
    The David Frost Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1969
  • Soul! (1968)
    Soul!
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1969

Archive Footage

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print (2025)
    Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print
    7.2
    • Self - First Black Woman Elected to the United States Congress (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • David Frost Vs (2025)
    David Frost Vs
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Al Sharpton in PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011)
    PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton
    3.0
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024–2025
  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono in One to One: John & Yoko (2024)
    One to One: John & Yoko
    7.2
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Ratified (2024)
    Ratified
    7.4
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Greta Van Susteren in Greta Van Susteren the Record (2022)
    Greta Van Susteren the Record
    4.0
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Ali Velshi in The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi (2020)
    The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Ari Melber in The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)
    The Beat with Ari Melber
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • America in Black (2023)
    America in Black
    3.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022)
    The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Self - Member of the United States House of Representatives (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Fight the Power How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023)
    Fight the Power How Hip Hop Changed the World
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Women Who Rock (2022)
    Women Who Rock
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Al Sharpton in Loudmouth (2022)
    Loudmouth
    4.9
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2022

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Rep. Shirley Chisholm
  • Born
    • November 30, 1924
    • Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 2005
    • Ormond Beach, Florida, USA(complications from strokes)
  • Spouses
      Arthur Hardwick Jr.November 26, 1977 - 1986 (his death)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Charles Christopher St. Hill
  • Relatives
    • Muriel St. Hill(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    U.S. representative from New York (3 January 1969 - 3 January 1983); in 1969 she became the first black woman elected to Congress.

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