NYWIFT Blog

NYWIFT Women Who Dared Documentary Series, Week 1: Chisholm ’72

Join us for a screening of Chisolm '72: Unbought & Unbossed followed by a conversation with filmmaker Shola Lynch. Moderated by NYWIFT Special Projects Associate Easmanie Michel.

Recalling a watershed event in US politics, this compelling documentary takes an in-depth look at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first to seek nomination for the highest office in the land.

READ MORE