Kamala Harris has made history by becoming the first female vice-president and the highest-ranking female official in the history of American politics. Her achievement is seen as a huge milestone towards social progress, but there have been many women in the past who have helped paved the way for Harris. One of them is the trailblazing politician of the '60s, '70s, and '80s, Shirley Chisholm. In 1968 she became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress and in the 1972 presidential election, she became the first African American candidate to run for a major party’s nomination. Crisholm's life story is remarkable and here are the major details of her groundbreaking career in American politics.

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Natural-born leader | 0:00
Back to Brooklyn | 0:53
Race for the House | 1:48
Fighting Shirley Chisholm | 2:52
Running for President | 3:49
Patronized by the media | 5:02
Outside chance | 6:02
Unlikely alliance | 7:21
Seven terms | 8:38
Retiring from politics | 9:50
Getting her due | 10:58

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