Est. TodayThis Day in Women's History

Today Calendar Women Abridged Search Admin

This Day in Women's History

A research-grade almanac of firsts and sentinel achievements — indexed against every day of the year.

Explore

All 366 days
Women A–Z
Abridged biographies
Search

Editorial

Admin dashboard
Caption studio

© 2026 — Research-grade almanac of women's history.women.mtapnfc.com

Shirley Chisholm — This Day in Women's History

American · Politics · Activism

Shirley Chisholm

1924 – 2005

First Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress and first to seek a major-party presidential nomination.

Dated achievements

1 indexed.

Jan251972
Politics
Announces run for U.S. President
Becomes the first Black woman to seek a major-party presidential nomination.
View details U.S. House of Representatives