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Author:

Raatma, Lucia.

Title:

Shirley Chisholm / Lucia Raatma.

Publisher:

Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

96 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Chisholm, Shirley,--1924-2005.
African American legislators--Biography.
Women legislators--Biography.
Legislators--Biography.
United States.--House--House--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Teachers--Biography.
Presidential candidates--Biography.
Women--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Early life -- Becoming a teacher -- The political world -- Making history -- Representative Chisholm -- Chisholm's legacy.

Summary:

"Presents the biography of Shirley Chisholm against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Leading women.

ISBN:

0761449531
9780761449539

LCCN:

2009029673

Locations:

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)