
Women of the CBC


Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) and Rep. Leo Zeferetti (D-NY) on Rules Committee

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
Representative of New York's 11th Congressional District since January 4, 2007 (110th Congress-present)

Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY)
Representative of New York's 12th Congressional District from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1983 (91st-97th Congresses)

H.R.2303 : A bill to establish a National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape and provide financial assistance for a research and demonstration program into the causes, consequences, prevention, treatment, and Control of rape. H.R.2304 : A bill

Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) during Presidential Campaign
Shirley Chisholm in front of podium reading "NOW" with "Chisholm for President" stickers on back wall.

The People’s Choice: A Vote for Shirley Chisholm
Pamphlet from Shirley Chisholm's 1968 Congressional campaign

Tennis Player and Activist Arthur Ashe with Rep. Andrew Young (D-GA) and Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX)
L-R: Rep. Andrew Young, Rep. Barbara Jordan, and Arthur Ashe

H. R. 3764 A bill amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of Medicare for routine Papanicolaou tests for the diagnosis of uterine cancer.

Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX)
Representative of the 18th Congressional District of Texas from January 3, 1973 to January 2, 1979 (93rd-95th Congresses) First black Member of Congress from Texas

H.R. 10154 A bill to amend the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 to expand the definition of “development disability” to include autism.
