The de Blasio administration announced today that the city will honor U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm with a monument in her birthplace of Brooklyn. The political trailblazer who was both the first black Congresswoman and the first woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination, will be erected at the Parkside entrance to Prospect Park.

“Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s legacy of leadership and activism has paved the way for thousands of women to seek public office,” said First Lady Chirlane McCray in a release. “She is exactly the kind of New York woman whose contributions should be honored with representation in our public spaces.”

The honor is the first monument commissioned as part of She Built NYC program, an initiative to construct public monuments honoring the New York City women who have changed history. The Department of Cultural Affairs has committed up to $10 million over the next four years to commissioning new permanent public monuments and commemorations.

Rep. Chisholm was a true Brooklynite. She graduated from Brooklyn’s Girls High School, now known as Boys and Girls High School, then went on to study sociology at Brooklyn College where she earned her B.A. in 1946. She also earned an M.A. in early childhood education from Columbia University.

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“She had a real connection with the people of Brooklyn, and dealt with difficult issues and circumstances with the courage, frankness and flair that was her trademark. This is an honor suited to Shirley Chisholm, the trailblazer,” said  former NYC mayor, David N. Dinkins.

The announcement that Rep. Chisholm was selected as the first She Built NYC honoree comes on the 94th anniversary of her birthday and the 50th anniversary of her election to the House of Representatives.

You can nominate additional women, groups of women, or moments in women’s history at women.nyc.