Remembering Shirley Chisholm, A Catalyst For Change
What A Day
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4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2022
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In this special bonus episode of What a Day, we look back on the life and legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, and the first woman to seek a major party nomination for president. She would have turned 98 earlier this week.
Host Juanita Tolliver sat down with Representatives Barbara Lee and Ayanna Pressley, and biographer Dr. Anastasia Curwood for a candid conversation about Chisholm's trailblazing legacy.
Show Notes:
- Shirley Chisholm | Anastasia C. Curwood - UNC Press – https://uncpress.org/book/9781469671178/shirley-chisholm/
- Every Last Vote | Vote Save America – https://votesaveamerica.com/every-last-vote/
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Juanita Tolera and this is a special bonus episode of What a Day. |
| 0:11.1 | I am beyond excited, elated even to be able to take a moment to celebrate and commemorate |
| 0:16.3 | the birthday and the legacy of the petite phenom Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected |
| 0:21.4 | to Congress and the first woman to seek a major party nomination for president. |
| 0:29.6 | You may have heard a preview of our interview on November 30th, Shirley Chisholm's |
| 0:33.6 | actual birthday, but we wanted to share more of the special conversation I had with three |
| 0:38.2 | incredible black women who were guided by her, touched by her, and who explored her |
| 0:42.4 | powerful mystique. |
| 0:44.3 | Joining me for this discussion about Shirley Chisholm's legacy and her humanity are Congresswoman |
| 0:48.8 | Barbara Lee of California, Congresswoman Ayanna Presley of Massachusetts, and Dr. Anastasia |
| 0:54.0 | Kerwood, Professor of History, and Director of African American and Africana Studies at the |
| 0:59.0 | University of Kentucky, and author of the forthcoming Shirley Chisholm biography, Shirley Chisholm, |
| 1:04.3 | champion of black feminist power politics. |
| 1:07.7 | How did Shirley Chisholm come into your life? |
| 1:09.7 | Dr. Kerwood, why don't you kick us off? |
| 1:11.6 | I saw a picture of her with my parents. |
| 1:14.5 | My parents worked on the campaign in Massachusetts, and I saw this well-dressed black woman sitting |
| 1:20.8 | with them. |
| 1:22.8 | I thought she was my auntie Sally because my auntie Sally had the same aesthetic, and my |
| 1:29.4 | parents corrected me. |
| 1:30.4 | They said, nope, that Shirley Chisholm, she ran for president, and one day you could too. |
| 1:35.2 | I was president of black student union and Mills College in Oakland, California, but I was |
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