Historical story

What awards did Shirley Chisholm win?

* 1968 Congressional Club Award for her work in Congress

* 1971 Woman of the Year Award from the National Association of Colored Women

* 1972 Spingarn Medal from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

* 1972 Eleanor Roosevelt Award from the Democratic Party

* 1973 Black Caucus Award for Outstanding Public Service

* 1974 Candace Award from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women

* 1980 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

* 1983 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

* 1984 Black Women's Caucus Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government

* 1985 Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan

* 1993 Congressional Gold Medal from President Bill Clinton