Creative Minds Biography
4 total works
Describes the life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, nineteenth-century educator, writer, newspaper editor, and civil rights worker who was the first African-American woman to enter law school or to publish a newspaper.
A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness.
Chronicles the life and achievements of the nation's second First Lady and advocate for women's rights.
Traces the life of the Black woman orator who spoke out against slavery throughout New England and the Midwest.