Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
Summary:
An interesting biography of this African American, with emphasis on her political career in Washington, D.C. Shirley Chisholm's family stressed the importance of education. As an African American & a woman in the 1940s, she met many obstacles. This book describes how she overcame them to break barriers, becoming a New York Assemblywoman & the first black woman in the U.S. House of Representatives. Part of the First Book series.
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