Introducing an inspirational biography about the First Black Woman in Congress, featured in the MaiStoryBook Library Collection:

*Shirley Chisholm Dared* by Alicia D. Williams, Illustrated by April Harrison

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About the Book

This picture book biography, written by Newbery Honor-winning author, Alicia D. Williams, and illustrated by a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winner, April Harrison, tells the story of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to be elected to Congress and to run for president. The book follows Shirley from her childhood on her grandparents’ farm in Barbados, to her school years in Brooklyn, where she breaks the mold by excelling in school, breaking her mother’s curfew and playing jazz piano. As a young adult, Shirley becomes an advocate for civil rights, eventually running for state assembly and then for Congress, where she becomes a trailblazer as the first black woman to run for Congress. The book also features her famous slogan, “Fighting Shirley Chisholm-Unbought and Unbossed!”

Main Themes/ Ideas

• Dare to be different and do what’s never been done before.
• Break the mold and speak up for what you believe in.

*All About Shirley Chisholm/ I am Daring* Craft

Read aloud the story, “Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress,” and then encourage students to create their own *Shirley Chisholm* Craft to share what they learned about Shirley Chisholm, or to share about how they can be bold, persistent, and daring too.

Materials

• Downloadable Craft Template
• Scissors
• Glue/ Tape
• Pencil
• Coloring Utensils of Choice

Ways to use the craft:

• Share your craft to share what you learned about Shirley Chisholm.
• Share your craft to share about how you are daring, persistent, bold, and smart.
• Use your craft to inspire you to advocate for what you believe in and to dare to be different.
• Share your craft and ask family and friends how they are daring.
• Display the crafts for a Reading Bulletin Board to inspire everyone to do what has never been done before!

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*~ I hope you are enjoying plenty of reading adventures this year, Mai Friends! Tag me on Instagram @MaiStoryBookLibrary or FaceBook , find me on TikTok, or contact me via email to share your own Crafts and your own reading adventures! I’d love to hear about your own remarkable Bookish adventures!~*

*~Until next time, Happy Reading~*

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