ā¦ley Chisholm said her piece in congress, later becoming the first Black woman to run for president. āThat I am a national figure because I was the first person in 192 years to be at once a congressman, black, and a woman proves, I would think, that our society is not yet either just or free.ā āIf they donāt give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.ā