Shirley Chisholm's Political Analysis

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Shirley Chisholm began her career as a school teacher and later was elected to the United States Congress in 1968, she was the first black woman to be elected into the House of Representatives and hold a nationally elected office. Chisholm had a long political career that was driven by her black feminist ideas. Her 1972 run for President is the most famous of her efforts, but she also served fourteen years in Congress (1969-1983), serving Brooklyn, New York (Curwood, 2015).
Politics has always been of interest of me and I learned about Shirley Chisolm way back in my high school years. Her story continues to inspire me and she was a trailblazer for women in government in my eyes. Her unwavering determination gave her the strength to even be …show more content…

And this truly is what Chisholm was trying to do. According to Curwood (2015), “Shirley Chisholm considered herself a political maverick, she protested expenses for the defense budget while social programs suffered. She supported pro-choice legislation, argued that women be admitted to male dominated professions, in particular black women who had been shunted into stereotypical maid and nanny roles. And her anti-war and women's liberation views made her a popular figure among college …show more content…

According to Weiss (2011) “ Servant leadership involves selflessly working with follower to achieve shared goals that improve collective, rather than individual welfare.” Again, I have to state that I believe many of those who serve in a political settling truly are there to “serve” the people that they represent. They take these positions to better the community that supported them to this role and share their goals for the body as a whole in hopes of impacting it in a positive way. Chisholm proved to be a servant leader early on, she was a teacher before becoming a Congresswoman and teach strive to better each individual in their class and educate them to the best of their abilities to be able to continue on and impact the world. And as a Congresswoman it is similar, she strived to educate her constituents an followers and impact the decision of them and her fellow legislators to impact the world in a positive way and improve the circumstances of

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