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9781565541979

Famous Firsts of Black Women

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  • ISBN13:

    9781565541979

  • ISBN10:

    1565541979

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-01
  • Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc
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Summary

Covering issues of civil rights, sports, education, and the arts, Famous Firsts of Black Women is a detailed account of courageous and daring black women who have changed the course of American history. Featuring 20 women, it describes the triumphs of these heroines, together with the obstacles they faced. This collection of biographies describes their lives from as far back as the 1700s right up to the present day.

Table of Contents

Preface 9(4)
Opera Singer
13(8)
Marian Anderson
Educator
21(12)
Mary McLeod Bethune
Poet
33(4)
Gwendolyn Brooks
Actress
37(6)
Diahann Carroll
U.S. Representative
43(10)
Shirley Chisholm
Tennis Champion
53(4)
Althea Gibson
Ambassador
57(4)
Patricia Roberts Harris
U.S. Representative
61(8)
Barbara Jordan
Civil Rights Activist
69(8)
Coretta Scott King
Educator
77(4)
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
Sculptor
81(6)
Edmonia Lewis
Actress
87(4)
Hattie McDaniel
Federal Judge
91(4)
Constance Baker Motley
Civil Rights Activist
95(4)
Rosa Parks
Opera Singer
99(6)
Leontyne Price
Olympic Gold Medalist
105(10)
Wilma Rudolph
Abolitionist
115(12)
Sojourner Truth
Freedom Fighter
127(10)
Harriet Ross Tubman
Bank President
137(8)
Maggie Lena Walker
Journalist
145(6)
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Poet
151(8)
Phillis Wheatley
Television Host
159(8)
Oprah Winfrey
Further Suggested Reading 167

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