[Letter] 1971 November 11, Washington [to] William P. Thompson, Philadelphia / Shirley Chisholm.

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[Letter] 1971 November 11, Washington [to] William P. Thompson, Philadelphia / Shirley Chisholm.

1 p. ; 28 cm.

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Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005

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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005) activist, educator, politician and author was born in Brooklyn, New York, the oldest of four girls. She lived in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn with her factory worker father, Charles (originally from British Guyana) and her seamstress and domestic worker mom, Ruby Seale (who came from Barbados). Between 1927 and 1934, Chisholm was sent to live with her grandmother, Emaline Seale, in Christ Church, Barbados. Chisholm attended local school, ...