She was the first! : the trailblazing life of Shirley Chisholm / by Katheryn Russell-Brown ; illustrations by Eric Velasquez.

"A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961- (Author)
Other Authors: Velasquez, Eric (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Chisholm, Shirley, > 1924-2005 > Juvenile literature.
African American legislators > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women legislators > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American teachers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Teachers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Chisholm, Shirley, > 1924-2005.
Legislators.
Teachers.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.
African American legislators.
African American teachers.
Women legislators.
United States.
Chisholm, Shirley, > 1924-2005 > Biography.
African American legislators > Biography.
Women legislators > United States > Biography.
African American teachers > Biography.
Teachers > United States > Biography.
JNF007120 > NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
JNF007070 > NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political.
Picture books.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Biography.
Biography
NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political.
Picture books.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Format: Book

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