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Praxis II World and US History

Category - US Government

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Who was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
  1. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
  2. Shirley Chisholm
  3. Carol Moseley Braun
  4. Barbara Jordan
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Answer: B - Shirley Chisholm was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968, becoming the first African-American woman to serve in either house. Chisholm was the daughter of immigrants, a teacher, and an advocate for numerous social reforms, primarily for the benefit of women, racial minorities and children. She served until 1983.
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