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Critics’ Corner:

“The author chronicles major events in Shirley
Chisholm’s life and career from her childhood in
Barbados through her first year as Representative
of Brooklyn’s newly created 12th Congressional
District in a chatty, narrative account that under­
scores the dynamic personality of the first black
Congresswoman. . . . Brownmiller takes note of the
people, both historic and contemporary, who aided
or influenced Mrs. Chisholm. . . . The book also
offers insight into political organization at the local
level.”                                              —A.L.A. Booklist

“A winning personal portrait, a fix on the political facts of life, and preeminently the projection of a Black woman who wouldn’t be detoured on either account. . . . Notable are the explicitness . . . and the sharp, sensitive delineation of scene. . . .”

—The Kirkus Reviews

“. . . inspirational and motivational reading. . . .”

—Library Journal

Other Recommendations: Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, University of Chicago; Child Study Association.

About the Author:

Susan Brownmiller is a well-known journalist who writes articles for The New York Times, The Village Voice, and other important publications. Her cover story on Shirley Chisholm for The New York Times Magazine led to her writing this longer biography for young readers. Miss Brownmiller grew up in Brooklyn and now lives in Greenwich Village in New York City.