{"product_id":"loud-and-proud-the-life-of-congresswoman-shirley-chisholm-hardcover","title":"Loud and Proud: The Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaylani Juanita\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"History shines\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review) in this inspirational, \"vibrantly colored, boisterous, and well-paced\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) picture book biography of trailblazer Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman in Congress and the first woman and African American to enter the Democratic presidential race, by award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York, where her immigrant parents scraped and saved while Shirley learned all the love in the world couldn't pay the rent. Her father encouraged her ambition early on, telling her, \"God gave you a brain, use it.\" Shirley worked hard and landed a full scholarship to Brooklyn College where she started advocating for people like her by starting a club for Black women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her political science professor told her she should go into politics, Shirley paid attention. She broke new ground and heard \"Go home to your husband\" and \"You don't belong here\" when she was campaigning. But that didn't stop her; in fact, it made her work harder until she became the first African American woman in Congress in 1968, where she ended up serving seven terms, and advocated for important bills such as the Equal Rights Amendment. She even sought the nomination for president of the United States in 1972.​ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShirley Chisholm's life and legacy served as a catalyst for progress in America and changed the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome is the author of numerous nonfiction and historical fiction titles for picture book, chapter book, middle grade, and young adult readers including \u003ci\u003eGame Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne. \u003c\/i\u003eHer verse biography of Harriet Tubman, \u003ci\u003eBefore She Was Harriet \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for an NAACP Image Award and received a Jane Addams Children's Book Honor, Christopher Award, and Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustration. Her debut middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and received the Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and frequent collaborator, James Ransome, and their family. Visit her at LesaClineRansome.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaylani Juanita is an illustrator based in Fairfield, California, who illustrates inclusive picture books, editorial art, and afros. Her book \u003ci\u003eMagnificent Bomespun Brown\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Samara Cole Doyon, received the 2021 Coretta Scott King Honor Award for illustration. Her work has been recognized by Society of Illustrators, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, and BBC. California grown and raised, she studied at CalArts and California College of the Arts for a BFA in illustration. Her mission as an artist is to support the stories of the underrepresented and create new ways for people to imagine themselves. You can find her lurking in public secretly drawing strangers or writing nonsensical stories about who knows what.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 12.7 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764426932512,"sku":"9781534463523","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e537ce45b86d1d491ba2ef292677713.webp?v=1780247982","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/loud-and-proud-the-life-of-congresswoman-shirley-chisholm-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}