Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171).
Contents:
Oprah Winfrey--Television Host. Mary McLeod Bethune--Educator -- Gwendolyn Brooks--Poet -- Diahann Carroll--Actress -- Shirley Chisholm--U.S. Representative -- Althea Gibson--Tennis Champion -- Patricia Roberts Harris--Ambassador -- Barbara Jordan--U.S. Representative -- Coretta Scott King--Civil Rights Activist -- Elizabeth Duncan Koontz--Educator -- Edmonia Lewis--Sculptor -- Hattie McDaniel--Actress -- Constance Baker Motley--Federal Judge -- Rosa Parks--Civil Rights Activist -- Leontyne Price--Opera Singer -- Wilma Rudolph--Olympic Gold Medalist -- Sojourner Truth--Abolitionist -- Harriet Ross Tubman--Freedom Fighter -- Maggie Lena Walker--Bank President -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett--Journalist -- Phillis Wheatley--Poet -- Oprah Winfrey--Television Host.
Summary:
Focuses on notable African-American women who have helped shape American destiny, including contributors in the fields of politics, sports, and the arts.
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