As the senior Democratic woman in the House of Representatives and the first black woman to seek the Democratic Party nomination for President. Congresswoman CHISHOLM has dedicated her exemplary political career to championing the rights of the poor and the powerless. She has fiercely defended the rights of American Indians. migrant farmworkers. Haitian refugees. and other povertystriken Americans. and her tireless efforts have resulted in minimum wage laws for domestic workers and compensatory edu. cation funding for the disadvantaged. As a threeterm member of the House Education and Labor Committee. Congresswoman CHISHOLM promoted educational and employment opportunities for minorities and the poor. she then moved on to the House Rules Committee. where she has consistently upheld the traditions of the Democratic Party.
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