Little Leaders: Bold Black Women in History by Vashti Harrison
Little Leaders: Bold Black Women in History By Vashti Harrison
Summary
I made up my mind to try. I tried and I was successful. - Bessie Coleman
Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world. [1]
Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundaries and achieving beyond expectations. 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. [2]
Pros
Here is some opinion from the readers, featuring the true stories of 35 women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World inspires as it educates. Readers will meet trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist painter who had a major influence on how color was used in early animated films, actor/inventor Hedy Lamarr, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, architect Zaha Hadid, filmmaker Maya Deren, and physicist Chien-Shiung Wu. Some names are known, some are not, but all of the women had a lasting effect on the fields they worked in. The charming, information-filled full-color spreads show the Dreamers as both accessible and aspirational so readers know they, too, can grow up to do something amazing. [3]
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball? And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French résistance? Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations. [4]
References
- ↑ https://books.google.co.id/books?id=zkebvgEACAAJ&dq=Little+Leaders:+Bold+Black+Women+in+History+By+Vashti+Harrison&hl=id&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilvKv8xM_tAhVLbn0KHYTHAHsQ6AEwAXoECAIQAg
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35488059-little-leaders
- ↑ https://books.google.co.id/books?id=IVNTDwAAQBAJ&dq=Little+Leaders:+Bold+Black+Women+in+History+By+Vashti+Harrison&hl=id&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilvKv8xM_tAhVLbn0KHYTHAHsQ6AEwAnoECAEQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.id/books?id=zkebvgEACAAJ&dq=Little+Leaders:+Bold+Black+Women+in+History+By+Vashti+Harrison&hl=id&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilvKv8xM_tAhVLbn0KHYTHAHsQ6AEwAXoECAIQAg
