As Black History Month comes to a close, I want to shine a light on the long history of Black women feminists’ work on child care. Shirley Chisolm worked in child care centers in New York as a teacher and director and served as an education consultant for New York City’s daycare division before becoming […]
February is Black History Month and it is a great time to read some awesome books written by (and about) amazing black trailblazers. “Unbought and Unbossed,” by Shirley Chisholm “Pauli Murray: the Autobiography of a Black Activist, Feminist, Lawyer, Priest and Poet,” by Pauli Murray “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” by Jeanne Theoharis […]
Many people know Shirley Chisholm as the first African-American woman to be elected to U.S. Congress and the first African-American woman to run for president of the United States. But few know that the Brooklyn, New York native was also the first child care teacher to seek the presidency as well. Shirley Chisholm began her […]
