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African American women poets African Americans Biography Authors, American Authors, American 21st century Biography Juvenile literature Hamilton, Virginia 1934-2002 Poétesses noires américaines Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Rankin, Jeannette 1880-1973 Women Biography Women Suffrage Écrivains américains 21e siècle Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesseWoelfle, Gretchen
Summary: "Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters, Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things. But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn't vote to change the laws that failed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RANCrews, Nina
Summary: "A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024