ChelseaClintonintroducestinyfeminists,miniactivistsandlittlekidswhoarereadytotakeontheworldtothirteeninspirationalwomenwhonevertooknoforananswer,andwhoalways,inevitablyandwithoutfail,persisted.ThroughoutUnitedStateshistory,therehavealwaysbeenwomenwhohavespokenoutforwhat’sright,evenwhentheyhavetofighttobeheard.Inthisbook,ChelseaClintoncelebratesthirteenAmericanwomenwhohelpedshapeourcountrythroughtheirtenacity,sometimesthroughspeakingout,sometimesbystayingseated,sometimesbycaptivatinganaudience.Theyallcertainlypersisted.ShePersistedisforeveryonewhohaseverwantedtospeakupbuthasbeentoldtoquietdown,foreveryonewhohasevertriedtoreachforthestarsbutwastoldtositdown,andforeveryonewhohaseverbeenmadetofeelunworthyorunimportantorsmall.Withvivid,compellingartbyAlexandraBoiger,thisbookshowsreadersthatnomatterwhatobstaclesmaybeintheirpaths,theyshouldn’tgiveupontheirdreams.Persistenceispower.Thisbookfeatures:HarrietTubman,HelenKeller,ClaraLemlich,NellieBly,VirginiaApgar,MariaTallchief,ClaudetteColvin,RubyBridges,MargaretChaseSmith,SallyRide,FlorenceGriffithJoyner,OprahWinfrey,SoniaSotomayor--andonespecialcameo.PraiseforShePersisted★“[A]lovely,movingworkofchildren’sliterature[anda]polishedintroductiontoadiverseandaccomplishedgroupofwomen.“--PublishersWeekly,starredreview“Exemplary...Thiswell-curatedlistwillshowchildrenthatwomen’svoiceshavemadethemselvesemphaticallyheard.“--Booklist“[ShePersisted]willremindlittlegirlsthattheycanachievetheirgoalsiftheydon’tletobstaclesgetintheway.“--FamilyCircle“Wecan’twaittograbacopyforsomeoftheawesomekidsinourlives...andmaybesomeofthegrown-ups,too.“--Bustle“Amessageweallneedtohear.“--ScaryMommy“Thiswillbeagreatreadforkids(especiallyyounggirls).“--Romper“WecannotwaitforthelaunchofSmartGirlChelseaClinton’snewbooktohelpremindkidseverywherethatthefearlessnessthatcharacterizesthethirteenwomeninthebookiswhathasemboldenedustoconstantlystriveforprogressandjustice.“--AmyPoehler’sSmartGirls
