Shirley Chisholm: The Woman Who Should Have Been President

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

History, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.3 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

This week we're chatting about the groundbreaking life and legacy of Shirley Chisholm—the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first woman to seek the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. From her early days in Brooklyn as a day care teacher to her fearless fight for racial and gender equality, Shirley's career was defined by her unapologetic advocacy and refusal to play by the rules of the political establishment, and you know we love a woman who doesn't play by the rules at RAM. Shirley changed the game—whether America was ready for her or not. Created and Produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, where to follow us, merch, and updates go here. To subscribe to our premium subscription for $7.99/month for THREE bonus episodes, go here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you.
0:03.0	I'm going to
0:08.0	I'm going to Welcome back to write answers mostly a podcast on what you didn't learn in history class, but you really wanted to.
0:31.3	My name's Claire Donald.
0:32.5	My name is Tespelamo.
0:33.7	Welcome back, Rammies.
0:35.1	Happy President's Day.
0:36.2	Oh, happy President's Day. They say through goaded teeth.
0:41.5	But, okay, we're going to get to it, obviously, but this is actually the perfect subject for President's Day. Well, thank God. Yeah, we need some levity today. Am I right? Of truly. Or am I right. Tess, how are you? Oh, I'm great. You, good. You know, the month has just gone on by very quickly.
0:56.9	This week I have my bridal shower.
0:58.8	Oh, that's right.
0:59.8	I was hosting.
1:00.8	Claire's hosting.
1:01.6	Claire has been hostess with the Mostis.
1:03.2	She has planned something so special, and I know like a little bit of it, but I don't know everything.
1:08.3	Yeah, I got to send in the menu, like, decisions.
1:11.9	Oh, sheik.
1:12.5	I know.
1:13.6	What's it going to be like?
1:14.5	Well, I can't say.
1:15.3	It's all going to be a surprise. That's true.
1:16.0	Yeah.
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