Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a 1972 presidential candidate, has died at age 80. She died Saturday night in Florida. Chisholm was known as an outspoken advocate for women and people of color during seven terms representing New York City in the U.S. House. She was raised in a predominantly black New York City neighborhood and was elected to the House in 1968. She went to Congress to represent New York the same year Richard Nixon was elected to the White House and served until two years into Ronald Reagan’s tenure as president. She also was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969.