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African American legislators African American presidential candidates Chisholm, Shirley 1924-2005 Jr Biden, Joseph R Legislators Presidential candidates Presidential candidates United States Biography Juvenile literature United States Women legislators Women presidential candidatesCline-Ransome, Lesa
Summary: "Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Written by award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome, here is her story"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHISchwartz, Heather E.
Summary: "Senator Kamala Harris is known as a tough prosecutor. She made history as the first Black and Indian woman to lead a major ticket. Follow her fight to the White House!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HARRIS SCHBolden, Tonya
Summary: "A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHISchwartz, Heather E.
Summary: "Former Vice President Joe Biden played an essential role in the Obama administration. Follow his career from Delaware's longest-serving senator to his race back to the White House"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BIDEN SCHBiden, Jill
Summary: Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be independent and strong. The family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where at twenty-nine, Biden was elected one the youngest United States Senators ever elected. This is his story.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2020