She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
by Russell-Brown, Katheryn
NAACP Outstanding Literary WorkBiographies/AutobiographiesPolitician/LegislatorTeacherWomenBlack People
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AR Book Level
4.2
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,571
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
516608 EN
About this book
This biography tells the story of Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black person from a major political party to run for United States president. Text references racial and gender bias.