Brave, black, first 50+ African American women who changed the world

An illustrated biographical compilation of over fifty African American women from the 1700s through to the present day.

Main Author: Hudson, Cheryl Willis (Author)
Corporate Author: National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.), Smithsonian Institution.
Other Authors: Robinson, Erin (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Edition: First edition
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Summary: An illustrated biographical compilation of over fifty African American women from the 1700s through to the present day.
Item Description: "Published in collaboration with curators from Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture"--Back cover.
Includes index.
Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
ISBN: 9780525645818
0525645810
9780525645825
0525645829
Author Notes: Cheryl Willis Hudson is an author, editor, and cofounder and editorial director of Just Us Books, an independent company that focuses on Black-interest books for children and young adults. Cheryl has written over two dozen books for young children, is a member of the children's book committee of PEN America, and has served as a diversity consultant to a number of educational publishers. Learn more about Cheryl on her website cherylwhudson.weebly.com.

Erin K. Robinson is an Emmy-nominated illustrator in the News and Documentary category. Trained at the Parsons School of Design and the Corcoran School of Art, Erin's illustrations have been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post, among others. Erin splits her time between Brooklyn, NY, and Washington, DC. You can find her art on her Etsy shop brooklyndolly.