shirley chisholm. he was very supportive of her the first seven or eight years when she was both in albany and when she came in to congress in washington, he worked for a detective agency so he was her bodyguard and one thing i think she may have had in common with some of the women is she loved to dance. she was the first on the dance floor and the last one off. i don't know about the rest. elson was very close and considered to be the best dressed woman washington d.c.. i wanted to raise something else. i think it was a dinner party, they would be a bit wary of each other at first. i don't know who drink was a. may have been teetotalers. i know that angela davis would have said thank you for being the only member of the black congressional caucus to raise money for me and shirley chisholm did and was seen by the black panthers. i don't know the details that she was wary of the communist party but who knows how members of the communist party would have felt about her as an active member of the democra

and she's the author of "shirley chisholm, catalyst for change." next to her is lara vapnek, the author of "elizabeth gurley flynn: modern american revolutionary." she teaches history at st. johns university. she specializes in the history of gender, labor and politics in the 19th and 20th century united states. her previous publications include breadwinners working women and economic independence, 1865-1920 as well as several articles on women's labor history. she is a distinguished lecturer for the organization of american historians. cindy lobel, a former student of mine. i just want to get the nepotism straight. [laughter] cindy lobel isen an assistant professor of history at lehman college, the city university of new york. she's also on the faculties of the mccauley honors college and the program at the graduate center. cindy earned a ba from tufts university and a ph.d. where she wrote a brilliant dissertation in u.s. history from the graduate center kuny. her first book, urban appetites: food and culture in 19th century new york, was release

[applause] shirley chisholm: i stand before you today as the candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidentcy of the united states of america. [applause] i am not the candidate of black america, although i am black and proud. [applause] i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and am equally proud of that. [applause] i am not the candidate of any political fatcats or special interests. [applause] i stand here now without endorsement from many big-name politicians or celebrities or any other prop, i do not intend to offer to you the tired things , cliches that have been accepted part of our political life. i am the candidate of the people of america. [applause] we have looked in vain to the nixon administration for the courage, the spirit, the character, and the words to lift us, to bring out the best ins, -- in us, to rekindle in each of us the faith in the american dream. yet all that we have received in return, another smooth exercise in political manipulation, deceit and deception callousness and indifference to our individua

shirley chisholm. very supportive of her the first seven or eight years when she was both in albany and then when she came into congress in washington. he had worked for a detective agency so he also was her bodyguard. and one thing i think she may have had in common with some of the women is mrs. chisholm loved to dance. she was the first one on the dance floor and the last one off. i don't know the rest. [laughter] she also was very clothes copps and she was considered to be -- copps, and she was considered to be the best dressed woman in washington d.c. but i wanted to raise something else. i think if there was a dinner party, i think they'd be a bit wary of each other at a first. i don't know who drank. [laughter] [inaudible conversations] >> few glasses of wine. >> some of them may have been tee totallers. i know angela davis would have said thank you for being the only member of the congressional black caucus to raise money for me and mrs. chisholm was for the black -- did for the black panthers.

this is american history[applause] [applause] shirley chisholm: i stand before you today as a democratic candidate for the presidency of the united states of america. [applause] i am not the candidate of black america, although i am black and proud. [applause] i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and am equally proud of that. i am not the candidate of any political fatcats or special interests. [applause] i say here now without endorsement from many big-name politicians or celebrities or any other prop, i do not intend to offer to you the tired things that have two long been part of our political life. i am the candidate of the people of america. fellow americans, we have looked in vain to the nixon administration for the courage the spirit, the character, and the words to lift us, to bring out the best ins, to rekindle in each of us the faith in the american dream. yet all that we have received in return, and exercise and political manipulation, deceit and deception, callousness and indifference to our individual problems, and the disgust

[applause] >> on january choice fifth, 1972, representative shirley chisholm announced her candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination in 1972. in 1968, she became the first african-american

[applause] >> on january 25, 1972 representative shirley chisholm announced her candidacy for the democraticresidential nomination in 1972.

[applause] >> on january choice fifth, 1972, representative shirley chisholm announced her candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination in 1972. in 1968, she became the first african-american woman elected to the u.s. congress. next, we bring you her announcement courtesy of the municipal archives. [applause] rep. chisholm: i stand before you today as the candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidentcy of the united states of america. i am not the candidate of black america, although i am black and proud. [applause] i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and am equally proud of that. [applause] i am not the candidate of any political fatcats or special interests. [applause] i stand here now without endorsement from many big-name politicians or celebrities or any other prop, i do not intend to offer to you the tired things that have two long been part of our political life. i am the candidate of the people of america. [applause] fellow americans, we have looked in vain to the nixon administration for the courage the sp

this is american history[applause] [applause] shirley chisholm: i stand before you today as a democratic for the presidency of the united states of america. [applause] i am not the candidate of black america, although i am black and proud. [applause]

here is a look at shirley chisholm's announcement from january, 1972. she was the first african-american u.s. congresswoman and served senate terms -- seven terms as a democrat from new york. [applause] rep. chisholm: i stand before you today as a candidate for the democratic nomination of the office of the president of the united states of america. [applause] rep. chisholm: i am not the candidate of black america, though i am black and proud. i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and equally proud of that. [applause] i am not the candidate of any political board or fat cat or special interest. [applause]

carol berkin leads the discussion on the lives of catherine beecher elizabeth gurley flynn, shirley chisholm angela davis. >> i want to introduce the panelists. first wants to point out i brought copies of the book so far that are out in the series. i wanted to do this series for many many years. it was in my head. i envision exactly the kinds of books these women have produced or are producing, books that point to the lives of interesting women, some famous, some not particularly books that point to the way in which you can understand american history through the lives of women not simply through the eyes of men. you want to catch your breath? >> i am all caught up. >> okay. robyn spencer teaches courses on the black freedom movement litter areas of research include civil rights black power, urban radicali