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Chis⋅holm

[chiz-uhm]
–noun
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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Chis·holm   (chĭz'əm)   
American politician who as a U.S. representative from New York State (1969-1983) sought an end to the Vietnam War and advocated educational and social reforms.
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