Shirley Chisholm was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968, the first African American woman to do so. In 1972 Chisholm ran for president and showed all politicians what it meant to be unbought and unbossed. Learn more from WMHT Public Media: to.pbs.org/36zpkWR #BlackHistoryPBS #BlackHistoryMonth | PBS

Fierce. Fearless. First. SHIRLEY, starring Regina King, tells the story of Shirley Chisholm’s unprecedented run for president in 1972. Premiering March 22. | Netflix

On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became first black woman elected to the United States Congress. | African and Black History AfricanArchives

On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, Chisholm became the first woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties. Read on to see one of her campaign posters, and a quote from Chisholm. | Smithsonian Channel