AMHERST, NY — The Amherst Main Public Library will be under a new name in the near future.

On Monday, the town of Amherst announced that they will be renaming the library after Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.

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Chisholm served six terms in congress from 1969 to 1983. After her time in congress, Chisholm spent the rest of her life in Williamsville.

She also ran for president in 1972, making her the first woman to run for the office of the president.

"What she should for made a big deal across the country... being the first woman elected to congress, being the fist woman to run for president," said Amherst Town Board member Angela Marinucci. "We're now 50 years on and

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