Going High
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We Go High, by Nicole Ellis, gives a brief overview of 30 women of color who have achieved greatness despite the odds being stacked against them. I loved the illustrations and clear writing that delivered the important details of each of these brave and fascinating women without any fluff.
I went into this book with the desire to learn about women of color who are changing the world today, and that's exactly what I got. I only knew about 1/3 of the women in the book, and had read news stories about a couple more but had forgotten their names. Once I sat down to read this book, I was swept away and couldn't put it down. I kept telling myself, "one more story", and then couldn't stop myself from reading the next one.
I thought I knew quite a bit about some of the ladies detailed in this book, but was pleasantly surprised by some facts that I had backwards. For instance, it was NOT Cesar Chavez, but Dolores Huerta who coined the phrase "sí se puede". MIND BLOWN at how time and time again history gives credit to men for something that's been ideated by a woman.
I appreciate that the author, Nicole Ellis, shares about herself in the introduction and could easily have been one of the women that star in the pages of her own book.
My only criticism of the book is a misspelling of Maya Angelou (as Maya Angelo) in Amanda Gorman's section. Because of the type of book this is, there should've been more careful attention to detail in correctly spelling the names of the women that come up throughout the text.
We Go High, by Nicole Ellis, gives a brief overview of 30 women of color who have achieved greatness despite the odds being stacked against them. I loved the illustrations and clear writing that delivered the important details of each of these brave and fascinating women without any fluff.
I went into this book with the desire to learn about women of color who are changing the world today, and that's exactly what I got. I only knew about 1/3 of the women in the book, and had read news stories about a couple more but had forgotten their names. Once I sat down to read this book, I was swept away and couldn't put it down. I kept telling myself, "one more story", and then couldn't stop myself from reading the next one.
I thought I knew quite a bit about some of the ladies detailed in this book, but was pleasantly surprised by some facts that I had backwards. For instance, it was NOT Cesar Chavez, but Dolores Huerta who coined the phrase "sí se puede". MIND BLOWN at how time and time again history gives credit to men for something that's been ideated by a woman.
I appreciate that the author, Nicole Ellis, shares about herself in the introduction and could easily have been one of the women that star in the pages of her own book.
My only criticism of the book is a misspelling of Maya Angelou (as Maya Angelo) in Amanda Gorman's section. Because of the type of book this is, there should've been more careful attention to detail in correctly spelling the names of the women that come up throughout the text.