Leading the way : women in power / Senator Janet Howell and Theresa Howell ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton ; illustrated by Kylie Akia and Alexandra Bye.
| Author/creator | Howell, Janet, 1944- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2019] |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | x, 133 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Howell, Theresa, 1974- author. |
| Other author/creator | Akia, Kylie, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Bye, Alexandra illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Clinton, Hillary Rodham writer of foreword. |
| Portion of title | Women in power |
| Contents | A guide to power symbols -- Biographies. Bella Abzug ; Abigail Adams ; Madeleine Albright ; Tammy Baldwin ; Mary Mcleod Baldwin ; Hattie Wyatt Caraway ; Soledad Chávez Chacón ; Shirley Chisholm ; Hillary Rodham Clinton ; Elizabeth Dole ; Tammy Duckworth ; Crystal Bird Fauset ; Dianne Feinstein ; Geraldine Ferraro ; Betty Ford ; Ruth Bader Ginsburg ; Ella T. Grasso ; Nikki Haley ; Fannie Lou Hamer ; Kamala Harris ; Patricia Roberts Harris ; Carla Hayden ; Mazie Hirono ; Diane Humetewa ; Kay Bailey Hutchison ; Barbara Jordan ; Clare Booth Luce ; Wilma Mankiller ; Susana Martinez ; Pasty Takemoto Mink ; Carol Moseley Braun ; Alexandria Ocasio-Cotez ; Sandra Day O'Connor ; Nancy Pelosi ; Frances Perkins ; Jennette Rankin ; Condoleezza Rice ; Eleanor Roosevelt ; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ; Nellie Tayloe Ross ; Susanna Madora Salter ; Lottie Shackleford ; Margaret Chase Smith ; Sonia Sotomayor ; Elizabeth Cady Stanton ; Mary Church Terrell ; Elizabeth Warren ; Ida B. Wells-Barnett ; Edith Wilson ; Victoria Woodhull -- How to stand up, speak out, and make a difference : a take-action guide -- More leaders to discover. |
| Abstract | "In this engaging and highly accessible compendium for young readers and aspiring power brokers, Virginia Senator Janet Howell and her daughter-in-law Theresa Howell spotlight the careers of fifty American women in politics -- and inspire readers to make a difference. With foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton."--Amazon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-127) and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 10-up |
| Interest grade level | Grades 5-12 |
| Audience | 1070 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2019940095 |
| ISBN | 9781536208467 |
| ISBN | 1536208469 |