![]() ![]() Whether wearing flying gear or a long ruffled dress, each “little leader” appears utterly approachable. Others are less well-known, including Mamie Phipps Clark and Alice Ball. Some of the women featured are household names, such as Harriet Tubman and Oprah Winfrey. Each concise biography includes the leader’s background as a child or youth, touches on her major accomplishments, and ends with her legacy. Each leader is described in a one-page minibiography that faces a full-page illustration of the woman in clothes and a simplified setting that represent her role and her era. The book just begs to be picked up, with its handy trim size and its attractively simple cover design featuring smiling brown girls in various historical outfits. Visual artist Harrison introduces 40 trailblazing black women from United States history in this inspiring volume for young readers. ![]()
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