Stanley is obsessive and controlling about shirley's writing process He asserts that she is a genius, but he wheedles and cajoles her to stay on task. The intimate portrayal of trailblazing political icon shirley chisholm, the first black congresswoman and the first black woman to run for president of the u.s., and the cost of accomplishment for shirley herself. Congresswoman shirley chisholm’s historic 1972 run for president is the subject of the netflix biopic, “shirley,” that was released on march 22, 2024. Shirley tells the story of the first black congresswoman, political icon shirley chisholm, and her trailblazing run for president Shirley is a new biopic recounting the story of shirley chisholm and starring regina king
Here’s everything we know about the movie. Anastasia curwood’s new biography on the first black woman elected to congress examines how shirley chisholm saw intersections and worked for progress.
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