The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come. From the New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow up, celebrating the lives of. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn’t always accept them. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, filmmaker Julie Dash, and musician Nina Simone.Īmong these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things – bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Board of Education.An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Their work became key evidence in the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. These studies led to the conclusion that students from segregated schools had developed a sense of inferiority and self-hatred, and that integration was helpful to both Black and white children in achieving a healthy racial self-identification and improving race relations. While at Howard University, Mamie and her future husband, Kenneth Clark, began the breakthrough research on what became known as the doll tests, showing an overwhelming preference for white dolls in Black children aged three to seven. Then, there is the incredible story of social psychologist and counselor Mamie Phipps Clark. Decades later, historians unearthed the truth and worked to ensure that Alice got credit for her discovery. Less than two years after this discovery, Alice died and the director of her program took credit for her discovery. Ray who, in 1872, became the first African American woman to graduate from law school in the United States and only the third woman - of any race - to complete law school in America! Then there is Alice Ball who, while working on her master's thesis, discovered what would become the leading treatment for leprosy.

It is equally exciting to learn about women from history I had never heard of, like Charlotte E.

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