Chis‧holm, Shir‧ley /ˈtʃɪzəm, ˈʃɜːli $ ˈʃɜːr-/
(1924–2005) a US politician who was the first African-American woman to be elected as a member of Congress. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983.

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