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Chisholm

American  
[chiz-uhm] / ˈtʃɪz əm /

noun

  1. Shirley Anita St. Hill, 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives.


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The next year, Chisholm got pregnant and started a certified medical assistant program at the for-profit Brightwood Career Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Chisholm now makes $25 an hour at Temple University Hospital and is working on a bachelor’s degree in human-resource management, which her employer is helping fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

As MarketWatch’s Jamie Chisholm reported, a group of strategists at Citi said that bitcoin’s more than 20% drop into bear-market territory may signal liquidity issues, especially as tech stocks fall.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

After winning a pair of Emmys for “OITNB,” Aduba added a third for playing Rep. Shirley Chisholm in the 2020 FX limited series “Mrs. America.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

A former employee of MI6, she spoke Russian and French and was married to Ruari Chisholm, a diplomatic officer at the British embassy.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin