Spring 2025

Shirley Chisholm

Champion of Change

From the Series Difference Makers

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Shirley Chisholm was a shero, a born leader, and a pioneer for women and Black people in America.

She was an educator in her early career and later entered politics, becoming the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination, and the first Black candidate to seek a major party endorsement. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. Shirley Chisholm was a difference maker who inspired and paved the way for other women, especially Black women, to become difference makers too. Her legacy lives on in the halls of Congress, in classrooms, and in the hearts of those she continues to inspire.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Class, Diversity, SEL: D Relationship Skills, SEL: E Responsible Decision-Making, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2025
Publisher Planting People Growing Justice Press
Imprint Planting People Growing Justice Press
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007070, JNF018010, JNF071000
Dimensions 6 x 9
Guided Reading Level TBD
Features Author/Illustrator biography and Original artwork

Author: Tonya Allen

Dr. Tonya Allen has worked in the field of education for over 20 years with a focus on empowering others. She lives in Brooklyn Park, MN, with her family.

Illustrator: Chasity Hampton

Chasity Hampton has been a professional illustrator for a decade. Starting Whimsical Designs by CJ, LLC, she aspired to craft art that reconnects people with their inner child. Hampton endeavors to evoke a sense of wonder and nostalgia through her art.