A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress: The Story of Jeannette Rankin

by Gretchen Woelfle

Book Overview

For take-charge girls in the making and fans of I Dissent and Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice, this is the story of Jeannette Rankin, the first US congresswoman.
Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters--Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662680120
• ISBN13: 9781662680120
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5