Book
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- CENTRAL: Teen Collection
- EASTWOOD: Teen Collection
- OSHTEMO: Teen Collection
The book of awesome Black women : sheroes, boundary breakers, and females who changed the world
Publication Information
Coral Gables, FL : Mango Publishing Group, [2022]
Physical Description
199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience
Ages 13-18.
Summary
"Whether you learned about these women in school or not, these Black women changed society and inspired future generations. Read all about women such as Sojourner Truth, Anita Hill, Wangari Maathai, Aretha Franklin, Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and so many more. Packed with mini biographies of big she-ros, The Book of Awesome Black Women features mighty Black women who are usually omitted from the history books. Discover their stories of strength, perseverance and talent." --
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: SHEroes
- Chapter 2: Hidden figures no longer
- Chapter 3: All-kind-of-awesome athletes
- Chapter 4: Unbought and unbossed
- Chapter 5: SHE-EOs and SHEroes
- Chapter 6: Mighty in the classroom, the military, & the church
- Conclusion: But wait, there's so much more.