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To commemorate the 43rd anniversary of her candidacy, learn more about Shirley Chisholm in this article by Paula D. McClain, Niambi M. Carter, and Michael C. Brady. The authors compare Chisholm's candidacy with Carol Moseley Braun's candidacy in 2004. The most recent CNN/ORC poll finds that Hillary Clinton leads Republican candidates Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, and Scott Walker by more than 20 percentage points, and Jeb Bush by 12 points, among women voters. With recent announcements from Scott Walker (R) and Jim Webb (D), the current field of declared major party presidential candidates is 10% female; two women are running among the 20 candidates in the race. |