She Persisted: Dorothy Height Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) African American & Black They learn to resolve a

They learn to resolve a conflict with their cousin who plays differently than they do

and her own classmates thinking she’s an enemy

This young adult novel is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 7 to 8

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She Persisted: Dorothy Height Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) African American & Black They learn to resolve aInspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds including Dorothy Height! Growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 1930s, Dorothy Height was denied access to a local swimming pool as well as admission to Barnard College because of her race. But she persisted in pushing for change, and became a seminal figure in both the