who were shirley chisholm's parents
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 30, 1924, Chisholm was the oldest of four daughters to immigrant parents Charles St. Hill, a factory worker from Guyana, and Ruby Seale St. Hill, a seamstress from Barbados. She graduated from Brooklyn Girlsâ High in 1942 and from Brooklyn College cum laude in 1946, where she won prizes on the debate team.