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| 99% | 7 | SHIRLEY | Exact Match! | |
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| 46% | 10 | First African-American woman elected to Congress: Shirley __ | ||
noun • a woman who is Black | ||||
| 44% | 6 | Jeannette ___, first woman elected to Congress | ||
noun • leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973) | ||||
___ Chisholm First Black Woman Elected To Congress
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SHIRLEY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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Updated: April 5, 2025
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