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Control # 1 hbl99060379
Control # Id 3 GCGC
Date 5 20220208130005.0
Fixed Data 8 130802s2014 cou b 001 0beng
LC Card 10    $a 2013026485
ISBN 20    $a9780813347691 (pbk.)
ISBN 20    $z9780813347707 (e-book)
Obsolete 39    $a285099$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC$dGCG
Authen. Ctr. 42    $apcc
Geog. Area 43    $an-us---
LC Call 50 00 $aE840.8.C48$bW56 2014
Dewey Class 82 00 $a328.73/092$aB$223
Other Call # 84    $aHIS000000$aHIS036000$aHIS036060$aBIO022000$aBIO006000$2bisacsh
ME:Pers Name 100 $aWinslow, Barbara,$d1945-
Title 245 10 $aShirley Chisholm :$bcatalyst for change, 1926-2005 /$cBarbara Winslow.
Imprint 260    $aBoulder, CO :$bWestview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group,$c2014.
Phys Descrpt 300    $axiii, 192 pages ;$c21 cm.
Tag 336 336    $atext$2rdacontent
Tag 337 337    $aunmediated$2rdamedia
Tag 338 338    $avolume$2rdacarrier
Series:Title 440  0 $aLives of American women
Note:Content 505 $aIntroduction -- Barbados -- Brooklyn -- All politics is local -- New York State assemblywoman -- I am woman -- An unquiet Congresswoman -- Testing the presidential waters -- On the Chisholm trail -- Political and personal transformations.
Abstract 520    $a"A staunch proponent of breaking down racial and gender barriers, Shirley Chisholm had the esteemed privilege of being a pioneer in many aspects of her life. She was the first African American woman elected to the New York State legislature and, later, the United States House of Representatives. She also made a run for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1972. Focusing on Chisholm's lifelong advocacy for fair treatment, access to education, and equal pay for all American minority groups, this book explores the life of a remarkable woman in the context of twentieth century urban America and the tremendous social upheaval that occurred after World War II. About the Lives of American Women series: Selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a "good read," featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives, without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader. "--$cProvided by publisher.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 182-184) and index.
Subj:Pers 600 10 $aChisholm, Shirley,$d1924-2005.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAfrican American legislators$vBiography.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aWomen legislators$zUnited States$vBiography.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aLegislators$zUnited States$vBiography.
Subj:Corp 610 10 $aUnited States$bCongress$bHouse$vBiography.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aTeachers$zUnited States$vBiography.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aPresidential candidates$zUnited States$vBiography.
Subj:Geog. 651  0 $aUnited States$xRace relations.