Female Leaders 0791020576, 9780791020579

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F etnale Leaders ' I I I

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Edited by Richard Rennert

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Introduction by Coretta Scott King

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A Chclse~ House IllII Muhibiogrophy

Chelsea H o use Publishers Nc,v York Philadelphia

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On the cover: Rosa Parks at the time of the ,vlontgomery bus hoycon. Copyright© 1994 by Chelsea Ilou~c Publi~hcrs, :1 djvision of J\l.iin Line Book Co. All right~ re~erved. Printed and bound in the L'nired States of America. First Printing I 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 1 Library of Congress Cata loging-in-Publication Data Female Leaders/edited by Rjchard Rennert. p. cm.-(Profiles of great Black \merican~) (A Chelsea House mulribiography) Includes bibliographical references and index. Content~: Shirley Chisholm-:\Iarian \Vright EdclmanBarharn.Jordan- Coretta Scott King-Carol Nlosclcy-BraunRosa Parks-,\ ladam C. J. \ \ 'alkcr-lda \Veils-Barnett. ISBN 0-7910-1057-6. 0-7910-2058-4(pbk.) I. Afro-A1neric:1n ,, omcn-Biogrnphy-Juvenile literature. I 1. \ \ 'on1cn Biogr:iphy. 1. ,\fro-Americans-Biography.] I. Ren nen, Rich:1rd. Il. Series. 111. Series: A Chelsea House 1nultihiography El85.96.F46 1993 93- 16415 920.72'08996073-dc20 CIP IB] AC

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Introduction

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Shirley Chishohn

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Marian Wright Edelman Barbara J ordan

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Coretta Scott King

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Caro l Moseley-Braun Rosa P arks

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M aclain C. J. W alker

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Ida B. W ells-Barnett

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Further Reading Index

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by Coretta Scott King

T his book is about black An1ericans \.vho served society through the excellence of their achieven1ents. l t for111s a part of the rich history of black n1en and won1cn in An1erica-a history of stunning acco,nplishrnents in every field of hun1an endeavor, fro1n literature and art to science, industry, education, diplo,nacy, athletics, jurisprudence, even polar exploration. Not all of the people in this history had the san1e ideals, but I think you ,vill find son1ething that all of them had in co111n1on. Like ,\lartin Luther King,Jr., they all - 192>. i'.a,h1 ilk. L·11iYer~ity of l'cnnc,,cc Pre,,, l