{"product_id":"she-was-the-first-the-trailblazing-life-of-shirley-chisholm","title":"She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm","description":"NAACP Image Awards Winner - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\nA timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.\nEven as a young child growing up in the 1920s, Shirley Chisholm was a leader. At the age of three, older children were already following her lead in their Brooklyn neighborhood.\nAs a student at Brooklyn College, Shirley could outtalk anyone who opposed her on the debate team. After graduating, she used her voice and leadership to fight for educational change. In community groups, she stood up for the rights of women and minorities. Her small stature and fiery determination often took people by surprise. But they listened.\nIn 1964, Shirley took her voice and leadership to politics, becoming the first Black woman elected to the New York State Assembly, and in 1968, the first Black woman elected to Congress. Then in 1972, she became the first Black woman to seek the presidency of the United States. She pushed for laws that helped women, children, students, poor people, farm workers, Native people, and others who were often ignored. She fought for healthcare. She spoke up for military veterans. She spoke out against war.\nShirley Chisholm, a woman of many firsts, was an unforgettable political trailblazer, a candidate of the people and \"catalyst of change\" who opened the door for women in the political arena and for the first Black president of the United States.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1620143461\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1620143461.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Eric Velasquez|Katheryn Russell-Brown\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41552904028218,"sku":"DBV.1620143461.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1620143461-0.jpg?v=1784778208","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/she-was-the-first-the-trailblazing-life-of-shirley-chisholm","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}