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Little leaders : bold women in black history

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Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball?
And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French résistance?

Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.

Debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison pairs captivating text with stunning illustrations as she tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures of black history, including:

Nurse Mary Seacole
Politician Diane Abbott
Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Singer Shirley Bassey

Inspire your own little leader with the stories of these amazing women.

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Availability

20074

920.72 HAR

Non-Fiction

Available

Detail Information

Series Title

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Call Number

920.72 HAR

Publisher

London, United Kingdom : Puffin Books., 2018

Collation

87 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780241346839

Classification

920.72

Content Type

text

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Heroes
African Americans
African American women
Women
Women, Black

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