Shirley Chisholm

Anastasia C. Curwood is associate professor of history and director of African American and Africana studies at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of Stormy Weather: Middle-Class African American Marriages between the Two World Wars.

A substantive and nuanced biography. . . . [Curwood is] that rare academic who can produce a necessary, rigorously researched, yet beautifully written and compulsively readable text."--Journal of American History A vivid biographical assessment of a remarkable woman, Anastasia Curwood reminds us of Chisholm's legacy & makes her absence on the current political scene seem even more profound."--Foreword Reviews (*STARRED* review) A well-rounded portrait of the late politician, who, half a century ago, helped set the tone for contemporary Black and feminist politics . . . Curwood deftly reveals Chisholm's complexities and sometimes secretive nature as well as her tenacity in political struggles . . . A model political biography that all modern activists should read."--Kirkus Reviews (*STARRED* review) Accessible and enlightening, this is a well-rounded portrait of a pioneering politician."--Publishers Weekly An indelible portrait of the path-breaking politician . . . . [A] stirring biography."--Christian Science Monitor Curwood has written a definitive and absorbing biography of Shirley Chisholm that details her life and work, as well as her unparalleled influence on feminism, politics and activism."--Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine Readers will be left with a greater understanding of [Chisholm's] impact on the U.S. political landscape and the personal and political toll of her efforts; they'll also develop a deeper understanding of the work to close inequality gaps that remains."--Library Journal