Shirley Chisolm collection of works now available online

Individuals interested in learning more about the life and work of Shirley Chisholm, an African American with Barbadian roots, may now do so via an online resource portal.

The collection of works, which includes 27 copies of e-books, periodicals, newspapers, reports, and reviews written by or about Shirley Chisolm, can be found on the EBSCO Database.

Persons may use the following username: nlspublichq, password hq@nlsb2024 to gain access to the documents.

Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924. She was the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress and was the first African-American woman to seek the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 1972.

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