<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Conrad Chisholm (1949--1977) Arthur Hardwick (1977--1986) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> Brooklyn College Teachers College, Columbia University </Td> </Tr> <P> Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924--January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author . In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she represented New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983 . In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination . </P> <P> In 2015, Chisholm was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom . </P>

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