Shirley Chisholm
By: by Lucia Raatma.
Series: Leading women
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761449539
Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley, -- 1924-2005 -- Juvenile literature; United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Teachers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: "Presents the biography of Shirley Chisholm against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Early life; title: Becoming a teacher; title: The political world; title: Making history; title: Representative Chisholm; title: Chisholm's legacy.