Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple primary and tier1 sources, including the U.S. House history office, AP, and the National Archives, state that Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American (Black) woman elected to Congress, winning in November 1968 and taking office in 1969. The claim's wording matches the passage, which refers to the same Shirley Chisholm, and no source contradicts it.
What was said
… Yeah, that was i wasn't my save, you know? You When you went into the building, there was this image that was, like, a orange image of the late Shirley Chisholm, who is one of my yeah, Shirley Chisholm's awesome. She's awesome. Unbot and unboss. She was the first Black woman elected to Congress. It's her picture with Palantir's branding on her image. That's fucked up. I was, like, getting kicked in the nuts right when I went in, and, you know, I i just, I can't imagine that anything about what Palantir is doing ah, Chisholm would have been down for. …
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Supports. The U.S. House of Representatives history office states Chisholm became the first African-American woman in Congress after winning election in November 1968 and taking office in January 1969.[2]
Supports. The AP reports Chisholm made history 50 years earlier as the first African-American woman elected to Congress, winning by a 2-1 margin.[1]
Supports. The National Archives describes Chisholm as the first African American woman elected to Congress and notes she took her oath of office in January 1969.[3]
Supports. The Smithsonian's women's history site states she was the first Black woman elected to Congress and represented New York's 12th district from 1969 to 1983.[4]
Context. The Congressional Record and NPR coverage repeat the same framing, and a VOA piece also describes her as the first Black woman elected to Congress; these reinforce rather than independently establish the fact.[5][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 150 years in, Chisholm's historic victory offers inspirationapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2The First African-American Woman Elected to Congresshistory.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3First African American Congresswoman Featured at National Archivesarchives.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Shirley Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossedwomenshistory.si.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Congressional Recordcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6A Look Back On Shirley Chisholm's Historic 1968 House ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 7Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005: The First Black Woman ...learningenglish.voanews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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