Since some of the figures profiled (Ruby Bridges, Harriet Tubman, Sonia Sotomayor) have other picture books written about them, this book can serve as an excellent introduction, whetting kids' appetites for more. Admiral Rachel Levine is the latest subject of the She Persisted series. It includes a COA from Premiere Collectibles. In an era when books by or about LGBTQ+ people are being taken off library. When labor leader Clara Lemlich thought 'the factory's conditions made women into machines,' we see rows of mono-tinted garment workers bent over dreary, crowded worktables. This hardcover edition of She Persisted Around the World has been personally signed by Chelsea Clinton. She often includes kids in the art, sometimes depicting the women as kids themselves, and finds many ways to humanize the text. But other profiles feel more generic - for instance, some women persisted despite the fact that 'not everyone agreed' or 'few people thought' they could.Īlexandra Boiger's warm, appealing illustrations are outstanding and provide engaging human detail. It goes a long way, for instance, when we read that 'Oprah Winfrey's grandmother expected Oprah to follow in her footsteps and become a maid.' We can almost hear those conversations and feel the weight of that crushing expectation. It's too bad the women's stories aren't a bit more information-rich, with more telling, personal details to make them come alive. Chelsea Clinton's choices of women for She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World are a fresh mix, some iconic and others not often profiled, such as Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief and doctor Virginia Apgar. These short profiles of 13 brave, accomplished women capitalize on the current feminist rallying cry 'She persisted' and are bite-sized fare for the young. Published by Philomel, a Penguin Books USA imprint, the series is inspired by Chelsea Clinton’s bestselling children’s book series that started with 2018’s She Persisted: 13 American Women.

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