She Persisted: Dorothy Height by Kelly Starling Lyons

She Persisted: Dorothy Height

She Persisted

Kelly Starling Lyons with Gillian Flint (Illustrator), Alexandra Boiger, Chelsea Clinton

80 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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Growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 1930s, Dorothy Height was denied access to a local swimming pool as well as admission to Barnard College because of her race. But she persisted in pushing for change, and became a seminal figure in both ...

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