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Our Brave Foremothers: Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History Hardcover – April 11, 2023

by Rozella Kennedy (Author), Joelle Avelino (Illustrator)

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Inspired by her own foremothers’ legacies and the friendships formed throughout her life, Rozella Kennedy centers and celebrates the stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women—both famous and little-known—who changed the course of US history.

In the beautiful pages of Our Brave Foremothers, discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve. • From Etel Adnan to Mary Jones, Thelma Garcia Buchholdt to Pura Belpré to Zitkála-Šá, here are 100 women of color who left a lasting mark on United States history. Including both famous and little-known names, the thoughtful profiles and detailed portraits of these women herald their achievements and passions. • Following each entry is a prompt that asks you to connect your life to theirs, an inspiring way to understand their influence and the power of their stories. To consider on a deeper level the devotedness of Clara Brown, the fearlessness of Jovita Idár, the guts of Grace Lee Boggs, or the selflessness of Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. And to be as brave as we each can be—and then beyond that.

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Workman Publishing Company
Publication date

April 11, 2023
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6.5 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches
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1523514558
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"Kennedy compiles short, eminently readable biographies of one-hundred Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women in this interactive book…Activists, artists, athletes, and scientists all receive long overdue recognition in this attractive volume that is well-suited for public library and circulating reference collections. This engaging illustrated volume is well-suited to young scholars.” —Booklist

“At a time when women’s history is being lifted up, this accessible work will edify casual and academic readers and may be used as a reference for some.” —Library Journal

“An essential book that connects us to our past and current sisters and reminds us that each of our stories matters.” —Ruth Chan, illustrator and author

“A long overdue portrayal of inspiring hidden figures whose stories needed to be told to the world.” —Rokhaya Diallo, journalist, writer, and award-winning filmmaker

“Our Brave Foremothers sheds truth on old perceptions and gives us stories both informative and inspiring about women who paved the way for generations of women to follow.” —Audrey Edwards, former executive editor of Essence magazine and author of American Runaway: Black and Free in Paris in the Trump Years

“Our Brave Foremothers is the book that every family should have on their coffee table. It’s a visual encyclopedia of greatness for our future generation to know about the work done by these important women.” —Joy Cho, author and founder of Oh Joy!

About the Author

Rozella Kennedy has dedicated her work and life to uplifting issues of culture, belonging, authentic allyship, and intercultural celebration and solidarity. She is the creator of the Brave Sis Project and the Director of Impact and Equity for the global consulting firm Camber Collective. A native New Yorker, she now lives on the West Coast with her husband and their Caribbean Potcake dog, Pippa.

Joelle Avelino is an Angolan and Congolese illustrator. She has illustrated several titles including Hey You!, a 2022 British Book Awards winner. Her animation project with the Malala Fund was featured as one of Design Week's favorite International Women's Day projects of 2020.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company (April 11, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1523514558
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1523514557
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #459,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #204 in Native American Biographies
- #1,183 in Women in History
- #1,294 in Native American History (Books)

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Rozella Kennedy has dedicated her work and life to uplifting issues of culture, belonging, authentic allyship, and intercultural celebration and solidarity. She is the creator of the Brave Sis Project (www.bravesis.com) and the Director of Impact and Equity for the global consulting firm Camber Collective. A native New Yorker, she now lives on the West Coast with her husband and their Caribbean Potcake dog, Pippa.
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Joelle Avelino is a Congolese and Angolan award-winning illustrator based in London. She illustrated 'Mama's Sleeping Scarf,' written by award-winning and best selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, published by HarperCollins Children's Books in the Uk and Alfred A. Knopf in the US.
She has also worked on several other titles including Hey You! Written by Dapo Adeola, a 2022, British Book Awards winner. An empowering celebration of growing up black and she worked on the 25th anniversary edition of Baroness Floella Benjamins classic memoir Coming to England. Her animation project with the Malala Fund was featured as one of Design Week’s favourite International Women’s Day projects of 2020.
Having migrated to the UK as a child she is particularly motivated by the need for people from all races and backgrounds to see themselves in the world around them. She currently lives in London.
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A beautiful, uplifting book

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2023

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Rozella Kennedy has created a moving compilation of remarkable women within the pages of this gorgeous book. Each woman's story is given equal treatment with carefully researched, captivating text and Joelle Avelino's colorful illustrations. Our Brave Foremothers should be on display in every school and public library, and rest on every little girl's (and boy's) nightstand.

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023

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This book deals with extraordinary women of all races in different part of the world that came to America and made a positive change for their community and race.I was very impressed with the knowledge presented on each individual. Superb!!!

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Gabrielle Durana

A long overdue and wonderful book for grownups !

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2023

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You did not learn about these admirable women in school. It’s time to catch up! This is a very well researched and powerful read! Highly recommend it!

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julie pham

Great stories, beautiful illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2023

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I loved the wide variety of profiles, Kennedy pulls out really interesting and memorable details. The illustrations were just gorgeous. I also appreciated the discussion prompts. I'm a fan of the Brave Sis brand and this book is such a great addition.

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Rocio B.

The perfect addition to any home library

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023

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I’m having such a great time learning about all of the amazing women in this book. The author really brings each persons story to life.

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Something for everyone

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023

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This is an eclectic collection - STEM, Arts, Politics, Education, Activism, Misc. I personally wouldn't have included the drag queen, but whatever.

The bios are arranged on two facing pages, which will make it easy to xerox them for classroom use. The writing is about at a middle school level. There are thought exercises at the end of each bio.

There were a few places where I (an actual grownup) got confused about the details of a story, but in the age of google that's not a dealbreaker. There also doesn't seem to be any kind of organization I could figure out. It would have been nice to have this in chronological order, with maybe a flag on each page identifying the domain.

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Informative

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023

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This book features women from a variety of cultures. Each double page spread succinctly introduces each woman, a drawing, their contribution in US history, and a writing prompt. Some of the women are familiar, studied throughout K12 classrooms, while others are lesser known but equally important.

I found the writing prompts a bit lacking. There is also not an organizational pattern to the book, which I find confusing. It's nice to just open the book and read about someone new each day, but as a homeschool parent (and past classroom educator), the lack of an organizational pattern makes it difficult to use this book in an educational setting.

A good addition to our home library.

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Group topic but not the best execution

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2023

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I love the topic of this book but found it a little disappointing. Specifically in that there is no order to the book at all, there is a table of contents in the front of the book with a name and the page number but these aren't grouped in any cohesive way that I could see. It was not done alphabetically, by birthday, or by ethnicity.
For the most part the illustrations are good in the book but I found some where you don't see the women's faces at all. Those are the things that prevent this from being a five-star book in my opinion.

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