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Oct 2020
1h 17m

Belva Lockwood and Shirley Chisholm, Rev...

The History Chicks | QCODE
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We finish up our two-part series on women who ran for the US presidency in days gone by. Belva Lockwood ran in 1884 and 1888, and Shirley Chisholm threw her hat into the POTUS ring in the 1972 election. Neither candidate won the office, but they were both victorious at shattering glass ceilings to make room for women to come. Remastered from 2016. Le ... Show More
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