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This week in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, we are sharing the stories of women who broke barriers in politics.

In today's episode, we look back on the life and legacy of Shirley Chisholp.

I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States of America.

That was Representative Shirley Chisholm of New York City in 1972. She was the first black woman to run for president as a major party candidate.

This was almost 50 years before Kamala Harris made history as the first woman of color on a presidential ticket.

But before Chisholm made history with her hard-fought presidential bid, she worked as a teacher and education consultant.

Along the way, she developed a passion for politics,

and in 1968, ran for Congress. It was the interest in the welfare of young people

combined with the political consciousness sparked in her by her father that inspired her to run.

Her strategy was to appeal to women, and it worked. She ultimately won her seat

with 67% of the vote, making her the first elected black congresswoman. When asked about her

historic victory, I have mixed feelings. First of all, I'm very glad to have been able to make

history in this country by being the first

black woman. And boys and girls, as far as I'm concerned, actually, it's overdue. So I don't

get terribly excited about it. From the start on Capitol Hill, Chisholm defied tradition. She hired

an all-female staff to run her Washington office and approached every

challenge head on. Former President Barack Obama spoke about her drive to serve America when she

was posthumously awarded a Medal of Freedom in a ceremony in 2015.

There are people in our country's history who don't look left or right, they just look straight

ahead.

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