The DREF Sister Scholars Advisory Council Invites You To Join the Virtual Book Discussion on December 3rd

The DREF Sister Scholars’ National Reading Circle will host a virtual book discussion on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 7:30-9:00pm EST. This year’s event will feature SHIRLEY CHISHOLM IN HER OWN WORDS, Speeches and Writings Edited by DREF Sister Scholar, Zinga A. Fraser, Ph.D.

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In the midst of her trailblazing twenty-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm once declared, “Everyone—with the exception of the Black woman herself—has been interpreting the Black woman.” Now, in this groundbreaking work edited by Zinga A. Fraser, the leading scholar dedicated to the study of Chisholm’s legacy, SHIRLEY CHISHOLM IN HER OWN WORDS gives readers a rare opportunity to engage with the late Congresswoman’s powerful ideas in her own voice.

Though many Americans are familiar with Chisholm’s historical firsts—the first Black woman in Congress, the first woman and African American to run for president with either major party—this long-overdue treatment of her work establishes Chisholm as an unparalleled public intellectual and Black feminist both in her time and now. The book not only contextualizes the Civil Rights and Black Power era, it also provides timeless wisdom on issues that are exceedingly relevant in our current moment.

Featuring a thought-provoking introduction by Fraser, SHIRLEY CHISHOLM IN HER OWN WORDS introduces a new generation to one of the most impactful proponents of democracy in America; an inspiring orator who made a generation revise their dreams and rethink their possibilities.

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