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The Book of Awesome Black Women: Sheroes, Boundary Breakers, and Females Who Changed the World (Historical Black Women Biographies) (Ages 13-18)

by Becca Anderson

Black women’s lives across history and public life

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Black women’s lives across history and public life

The Book of Awesome Black Women brings together biographical sketches of Black women whose work spans activism, politics, environmental leadership, music, and sport. The named figures—from Sojourner Truth and Anita Hill to Wangari Maathai, Aretha Franklin, Simone Biles, and Naomi Osaka—signal a broad range of fields and generations. Framed as an “uncensored history,” the collection foregrounds strength, perseverance, and talent through individual lives. Its focus on multiple biographies makes it a compact way to encounter varied contributions rather than a single continuous historical account.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in biographies of Black women.
  • Readers exploring Black history through figures in activism, politics, music, environmental leadership, and sports.

Themes

Black women’s historyActivism and public leadershipArts and sportsPerseverance and achievement

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Book overview

Author and educator M.J. Fievre, BS Ed, and bestselling author Becca Anderson have teamed up in The Book of Awesome Black Women. In it, they share an uncensored history of the power of Black women like Sojourner Truth, Anita Hill, Wangari Maathai, Aretha Franklin, Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and so many more, whose stories embody strength, perseverance, and talent.
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