Title |
Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change.
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Series |
Lives of American women
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Names |
Winslow, Barbara.
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Book Number |
DB080203
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Narrator |
Buzzard, Madelyn.
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Annotation |
Biography of Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), who, in 1968, became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. Describes her early childhood in Brooklyn and Barbados, years as a teacher and community activist, work as a New York state legislator, and campaign for president of the United States in 1972. 2014.
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Language |
English
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Local Subject |
Political science - 320
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Political science - Legislative process - 328
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Politics & Government - POL
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Biography - BIO
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LC Subject |
African American legislators - Biography
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Women legislators - United States - Biography
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Legislators - United States - Biography
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Teachers - United States - Biography
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Presidential candidates - United States - Biography
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United States - Race relations
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Audience Notes |
Female narrator. NLS/BPH
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Publication Info |
(American Printing House for the Blind, recording studio) 2015 (American Printing House for the Blind, recording studio)
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014. 9780813347691
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