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Congresswoman Chisholm has earned praise for her efforts on behalf of Black colleges, compensatory education, minimum wage for domestics, American Indians, the Haitian refugees, migrant farmworkers, and the poor. Her fierce individualism has resulted in a reputation as a 'maverick' and 'unpredictable', terms which denote that she has been a power in her own right in the House of Representatives.

In February, 1982, Representative Chisholm announced that she would not seek reelection to the Congress. She cited her longstanding intention never to remain in politics throughout her productive and creative life, and she revealed the frustration and difficulty of serving her constituents while conservatives control government in Washington. By writing, teaching, lecturing and travelling around the nation, Mrs. Chisholm hopes to create a new national state of mind that demands peace, prosperity and equality for all Americans.

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image 1 - man and woman image 2 - from behind, the backs of two men sitting at table with microphones, overlooking the rest of the tables image 3 - woman in dress/pantsuit and man in suit standing next to one another, looking at camera image 4 - group of 4 men and one woman sitting around a table with drinks on table image 5 - photo of audience with man standing up speaking