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first woman to try. African
Americans and women of all
color began involving them­
selves at increasingly high
rates in politics. Shirley
Chisholm ’s contribution to
politics were with the Demo­
cratic Party. She will forever
go down in history as “one of
those who fought to open the
doors for the rest of us.”
Carol Moseley
Braun
CarolMoseley Braun was the first
African American woman elected
to the U.S. Senate in 1992. The
"Chicago Tribune " observed that
she "earned her victory through
determination, an honest message,
and a confidence in her ability to
win."
took a deep breathy
graced them with her al-
ways-gorgeous smile and
stepped foreword. A
white male voice an­
nounced her ap p o in t­
ment. She was the first
Black woman in Con­
gress. As member of the
House of Representatives
from 1969 to 1983, Ms.
Chisholm showed them
it could be done by a
Black woman. In 1972,
she sought the Demo­
cratic nomination for the
Presidency of the United
States. Although she did
not win, Shirley was the
® ije
Focus
W hile Shirley Chisholm
broke through the previously
locked door into big time poli­
tics for blacks and women, a
skilled lawyer ran through it
behind her. In 1992, less than
a decade after Chisholm re-
tired from C ongress, Carol
Moseley Braun became the first
African American woman in the
Senate. Braun, a former law­
yer and assistant U.S. attor­
ney had also served in the Illi­
nois House o f Representatives
from 1979-1989. Her seat in
Congress came available when
Clarence Thomas gained Sen­
ate confirmation as a Justice
of the Supreme Court o f the
United States. Braun almost
lost her chance to be seated in
Congress when Thomas was
charged with sexually harass­
ing Anita Hill, a former aide to
Thomas. Thomas beat the
charges, joining the Supreme
Court and Braun went on to
join the Democrats in the Sen­
ate. Braun, a liberal, received
great support from women vot-
ers. Along with Senator Dianne
Einstein, they became the first
© b se ru e r
women to serve on the power-
ful Senate Judiciary Commit-
tee.
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