Ranked #1 in Multicultural, Ranked #46 in African American History — see more rankings.
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... more
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Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins An illustrated book about black history that illuminates black women’s specific role in driving change. (Source)
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Little Leaders is ranked in the following categories:
- #86 in Historical Nonfiction