Pamphlet for Shirley Chisholm's presidential campaign: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pamphlet from Shirley Chisholm's presidential campaign. A photograph of Chisholm covers the front half of the pamphlet. The white text typed at the top reads ["I AM RUNNING FOR THE / OFFICE OF PRESIDENT TO / REPRESENT ALL AMERICANS."] The other half is blank and on the top left has the address of [SHIRLEY CHISHOLM FOR PRESIDENT / CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS]. When opened, the inside has a large photograph of Chisholm’s standing in front of the Capitol building with the large text underneath, [UNBOSSED NAD UNBOUGHT]. The inner pages have typed paragraphs and a large photograph of men and women in a group. On the back is a stamp that reads, [PRINTED IN U.S.A.] with an AFSCME seal for New York that is illegible.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Created by: Shirley Chisholm For President Campaign, American, founded 1972
• Created by: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees New York, American, founded 1944
• Subject of: Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Dims of [Unbossed and Unbought] page): 9 1/8 × 8 in. (23.2 × 20.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2015.97.27.207
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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