Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
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This beautifully illustrated New York Times bestseller introduces readers of all ages to 40 women who changed the world.
An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.
Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them.
The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
By Vashti Harrison
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This beautifully illustrated New York Times bestseller introduces readers of all ages to 40 women who changed the world.
An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.
Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them.
The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.
ISBN
9780316475112
Pages
96 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
Dec 5, 2017
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- Vashti Harrison
- ISBN
- 9780316475112
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Dec 5, 2017
- Publication year
- 2017
- Pages
- 96
- Dimensions
- 9.05 in × 0.45 in × 7.55 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile NonfictionBiography & AutobiographyHistoricalPeople & PlacesUnited StatesAfrican American & BlackGirls & WomenHistory21st Century19th Century20th CenturySocial TopicsSelf-Esteem & Self-ReliancePrejudice & Racism