Shirley Chisholm had guts

Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a 1972 presidential candidate, has died at age 80.

From Yahoo!: Chisholm, who took her seat in the U.S. House in 1969, was a riveting speaker who often criticized Congress as being too clubby and unresponsive. An outspoken champion of women and minorities during seven terms in the House, she also was a staunch critic of the Vietnam War...

...Once discussing what her legacy might be, Shirley Chisholm commented, "I'd like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. That's how I'd like to be remembered."

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