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Our Brave Foremothers : Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History by Rozella Kennedy (2023, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWorkman Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101523514558
ISBN-139781523514557
eBay Product ID (ePID)18057260663
Product Key Features
Book TitleOur Brave Foremothers : Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicWomen, Cultural Heritage
IllustratorAvelino, Joelle, Yes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorRozella Kennedy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-278768
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"An essential book that connects us to our past and current sisters and reminds us that each of our stories matters." -- Ruth Chan , illustrator and author "A long overdue portrayal of inspiring hidden figures whose stories needed to be told to the world." -- Rokhaya Diallo , journalist, writer, and award-winning filmmaker " Our Brave Foremothers sheds truth on old perceptions and gives us stories both informative and inspiring about women who paved the way for generations of women to follow." -- Audrey Edwards , former executive editor of Essence magazine and author of American Runaway: Black and Free in Paris in the Trump Years, "An essential book that connects us to our past and current sisters and reminds us that each of our stories matters." -- Ruth Chan , illustrator and author "A long overdue portrayal of inspiring hidden figures whose stories needed to be told to the world." -- Rokhaya Diallo , journalist, writer, and award-winning filmmaker " Our Brave Foremothers sheds truth on old perceptions and gives us stories both informative and inspiring about women who paved the way for generations of women to follow." -- Audrey Edwards , former executive editor of Essence magazine and author of American Runaway: Black and Free in Paris in the Trump Years " Our Brave Foremothers is the book that every family should have on their coffee table. It's a visual encyclopedia of greatness for our future generation to know about the work done by these important women." -- Joy Cho , author and founder of Oh Joy!
Dewey Decimal305.40973
Table Of ContentContents Ada Blackjack Mary Ellen Pleasant Rose Fortune Pura Belpré Fannie Lou Hamer Kateri Tekakwitha Angela Davis Chien-Shiung Wu Shirley Chisholm Bharti Mukherjee Bessie Stringfield Kalpana Chawla Anna May Wong Mary Ann Shadd Cary Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Clara Hale Mary Golda Ross Felicisima "Ping" Serafica Claudette Colvin Lili'uokalani Mamie "Peanut" Johnson Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson Lozen Clara Brown Alice Augusta Ball Susan La Flesche Picotte Caterina de San Juan Kala Bagai Marie Laveau Marsha P. Johnson Emma Ping Lum Mary Fields Old Elizabeth Lydia Mendoza Florynce "Flo" Kennedy Umeko Tsuda Etel Adnan Martha Louise Morrow Foxx Tidye Pickett Red Wing Ellen Smith Craft Mabel Ping-Hua Lee Della Irving Hayden Sono Osato Mary McLeod Bethune Augusta Savage Xue Jinquin Sonia Sotomayor Katherine Johnson Komako Kimura Mary Kaye Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin Elizabeth Key Grinstead Lorraine Hansberry Zitkála-Sá Pauli Murray Grace Lee Boggs Emma Naea Kaleleonalani Rooke Cicely Tyson Gwendolyn Brooks Wilma Mankiller Septima Poinsette Clark Mary Evans Wilson Dorothy Toy Bridget "Biddy" Mason Bernadita Camacho-Dungca Florence Ebersole Finch Sojourner Truth Phillis Wheatley Jovita Idár Mimi Jones Charlotte Forten Grimké Mitsuye Endo Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich China Mary Maria Montoya Martinez Mary Jones Charlotte E. Ray Sylvia Rivera Sue Ko Lee Ida B. Wells Rebecca Lee Crumpler Thelma Garcia Buchholdt Zarina Hashmi Mary Church Terrell Pablita Velarde Amelia Boynton Robinson Edmonia Lewis Jane Johnston Schoolcraft Mary Richards Sylvia Mendez Althea Gibson Mary Paik Lee Mary Jane Patterson Tsuru Aoki Madam C. J. Walker Buffalo Calf Road Woman Dolores Huerta Harriet Tubman Yuri Kochiyama
SynopsisInspired by her own foremothers' legacies and the friendships formed throughout her life, Rozella Kennedy centres and celebrates the stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women-both famous and little-known-who changed the course of US history. In the beautiful pages of Our Brave Foremothers, discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve. From Etel Adnan to Mary Jones, Thelma Garcia Buchholdt to Pura Belpre to Zitkala- a, here are 100 women of colour who left a lasting mark on United States history. Including both famous and little-known names, the thoughtful profiles and detailed portraits of these women herald their achievements and passions. Following each entry is a prompt that asks you to connect your life to theirs, an inspiring way to understand their influence and the power of their stories. To consider on a deeper level the devotedness of Clara Brown, the fearlessness of Jovita Idar, the guts of Grace Lee Boggs, or the selflessness of Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. And to be as brave as we each can be-and then beyond that., A Dignified Pantheon of Changemakers, Risk-takers, and Visionaries, In the beautiful pages of Our Brave Foremothers, discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve. From Etel Adnan to Mary Jones, Thelma Garcia Buchholdt to Pura Belpré to Zitkála-Šá, here are 100 women of color who left a lasting mark on US history. Including both famous and little-known names, the thoughtful profiles and detailed portraits of these women herald their achievements and passions. Following each entry is a prompt that asks you to connect your life to theirs, an inspiring way to understand their influence and the power of their stories. To consider on a deeper level the devotedness of Clara Brown, the fearlessness of Jovita Idár, the guts of Grace Lee Boggs, or the selflessness of Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. And to be as brave as I we each can be-and then beyond that., Inspired by her own foremothers' legacies, debut author Rozella Kennedy centers and celebrates the life stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women--both famous and little-known--who changed the course of US history., Inspired by her own foremothers' legacies and the friendships formed throughout her life, Rozella Kennedy centers and celebrates the stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women--both famous and little-known--who changed the course of US history. In the beautiful pages of Our Brave Foremothers , discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve. * From Etel Adnan to Mary Jones, Thelma Garcia Buchholdt to Pura Belpré to Zitkála-Sá, here are 100 women of color who left a lasting mark on United States history. Including both famous and little-known names, the thoughtful profiles and detailed portraits of these women herald their achievements and passions. * Following each entry is a prompt that asks you to connect your life to theirs, an inspiring way to understand their influence and the power of their stories. To consider on a deeper level the devotedness of Clara Brown, the fearlessness of Jovita Idár, the guts of Grace Lee Boggs, or the selflessness of Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. And to be as brave as we each can be--and then beyond that.
LC Classification NumberHQ1410
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