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Power of Her Pen, The: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrator: John Parra
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-4814-6289-1
Keywords: Diversity; Journalism; Racism; Women
Fighting discrimination all her life, Ethel Payne combined her talent for writing and determination for justice to take her from her Chicago childhood to the White House press corps in 1954, where she remained for almost 50 years. Stylized acrylic illustrations.