Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Change

by Tonya Allen

Shirley Chisholm was a shero, a born leader, and a pioneer for women and Black people in America.

She was an educator in her early career and later entered politics, becoming the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's nomination, and the first Black candidate to seek a major party endorsement. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1959223615
• ISBN13: 9781959223610
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Planting People Growing Justice Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9