In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. Recognizing that accessing Food Stamps posed unique challenges for pre- and postpartum mothers, she helped to develop the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). WIC made significant reforms to food stamps access for prepartum mothers and lifted eligibility requirements for postpartum mothers and their children. Congresswoman Chisholm successfully passed the new legislation, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture stalled until a federal lawsuit brought by anti-hunger advocates forced the agency to implement it.