Shirley Chisholm Dared

By Alicia Williams, April Harrison (illustrator),

Book cover of Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress

Book description

Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator.

Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questions! After spending…

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1 author picked Shirley Chisholm Dared as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I can still remember when Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman elected to Congress. Unabashedly, “unbought and unbossed,” she also threw her hat in the ring in the race for president—the first woman to run. I dare anyone to read her biography and not be inspired.

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