5/20/2023 0 Comments She persisted 13 american![]() ![]() ![]() Clinton’s mother isn’t profiled, but readers will spot her portrait in a gallery scene that opens this polished introduction to a diverse and accomplished group of women. Familiar figures (Helen Keller, Sally Ride) join ones who may be new to some readers, like union activist Clara Lemlich and Claudette Colvin, the teenager whose courageous decision to keep her seat on a Montgomery bus helped “inspire Rosa Parks to make the same choice nine months later.” Boiger’s celebratory watercolors effortlessly mix drama and playfulness: a luminous Harriet Tubman guides escaped slaves to freedom a few pages later, babies beatifically float around Virginia Apgar as she examines an infant. Clinton succinctly summarizes the lives of women who “did not take no for an answer” each story reiterates “she persisted” in bold type and is paired with an inspiring quote. Clinton ( It’s Your World) and Boiger ( Max and Marla) further transform it into a lovely, moving work of children’s literature that might even win over those cynical about celebrity efforts in that space. ![]() We need more girl power books out there and this was a great way to show that even just one person can make a big difference. This empowering book should be read by every little girl I enjoyed reading this book with my girls. ![]() Mitch McConnell’s dismissal of Elizabeth Warren during a Senate confirmation hearing immediately became a feminist rallying cry. 5/5: She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton What a fantastic book about women who have made history. ![]()
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