African American Women in Congress: Forming and Transforming History

by Laverne McCain Gill

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Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in the U.S. House of Representatives, was elected in 1968. That was nearly a hundred years after the election of the first African American man to Congress and fifty years after the first woman. A quarter of a century after Chisholms election, the first Black woman, Carol Moseley-Braun, was elected to the United States Senate. It was not until 1993, when ten additional Black women won seats in the 103rd Congress,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813523532

ISBN13:9780813523538

Release Date:January 1997

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Related Subjects

African-American & Black African-American Studies Ethnic & National Legislative Branch Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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