The First Woman Cherokee Chief: Wilma Pearl Mankiller
Wilma Pearl Mankiller
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
21 March 2023
Summary
Find out all about Wilma Pearl Mankiller, the first woman Cherokee chief whose image appears on the U.S. quarter, in this Step 3 Biography Reader.
In 1985, Wilma Pearl Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She had to convince her people that the chief should be the best person for the job, man or woman.
Before the English came to what is now the United States, Cherokee women and men shared the leadership of the tribe. This created balance. Bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593568507 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593568508 |
| Author: | Patricia Morris Buckley, Aphelandra Messer |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 21 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 120g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Step into Reading |
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“This work is historically accurate on an underrepresented topic in the curriculum.” —School Library Journal
About The Author
Patricia Morris Buckley
PATRICIA MORRIS BUCKLEY is a member of the Mohawk Nation. She has been writing professionally for more than thirty years, first as a journalist and then for children. She is an elementary school librarian, SCBWI regional advisor, avid reader, writing teacher, and mom.
APHELANDRA is an illustrator of Oneida and Filipino descent. She is a senior designer at Albert Whitman & Company who plays sports when it’s warm and video games when it’s cold.
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