Trailblazers: Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, American Firsts/American Icons

ISBN-10: 1940939976
ISBN-13: 9781940939971
Series: Trailblazers
Pages: 800
Language: English
Published: 2019-11-15
Author: Gabrielle David

Description

TRAILBLAZERS, BLACK WOMEN WHO HELPED MAKE AMERICA GREAT, AMERICAN FIRSTS/AMERICAN ICONS, VOL. 1 by Gabrielle David delves into the lives and careers of 150 brilliant women from the eighteenth century to the present, who blazed uncharted paths in every conceivable way. What binds these courageous women together is as they struggled on the front lines against racism and male chauvinism, they also challenged and shook-up the status quo of black people in America. Since it is impossible to include every single pioneering woman, David strived to present a fair representation of women from various backgrounds - some famous alongside others who should be better known. A collection that contains biographies of each woman, replete with powerful and expressive photographs, TRAILBLAZERS is divided into ten sections preceded by a brief introduction by the editor, which provides an overview of the significance of the stories that follow. An additional section consisting of 70 names with short bios is also included in the back of the book. Th rough painstaking research, David has created an affordable and accessible reference book that helps fill-in the backstory behind the feminist and civil rights movements of today. Th e overall objective is to present a hopeful, revisionist view of the world-one in which black women share the same mobility as white women and their male counterparts. From the foremothers who blazed trails and broke barriers, to today's women warriors, TRAILBLAZERS features powerful and inspiring role models for women and girls from all cultural backgrounds who are poised to become super women of the future. Simply put, TRAILBLAZERS belongs on the bookshelf of every school, library, and home.