Our Brave Foremothers
Read about my 2023 book, Our Brave Foremothers: Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian & Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History (Workman/Hachette)
With over 200+ pages and beautiful illustrations by the celebrated artist Joelle Avelino, Our Brave Foremothers uplifts an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women who will light up your life!
From Etel Adnan to Mary Jones, Thelma Garcia Buchholdt to Pura Belpré to Zitkála-Šá, meet 100 amazing foremothers—women of color who left a lasting mark on US history, some famous, some little-known, all passionate, impactful, and incredible!
Following each entry is a prompt that asks you to connect your life to theirs, an inspiring way to understand their influence and the power of their stories.
To consider on a deeper level the devotedness of Clara Brown, the fearlessness of Jovita Idár, the guts of Grace Lee Boggs, or the selflessness of Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. And to be as brave as we each can be—and then beyond that. This book was a recipient of a 2024 International Nautilus Book Award.
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Click here to explore ten of the portraits!
And click here to explore the audiobook on Libro.fm.
Selected Book Reviews:
Proximate Press Excerpt: Our Brave Foremothers in Community-Driven Journalism. Three women in American history who paved the way for people-powered media
HerStorySpeaks Podcast thrilling hour-long conversation!
Writing is My Drink: Rozella Kennedy Answers the Call to Write with her book, Our Brave Foremothers
Hachette Book Group Author Profile: Get to Know Rozella Kennedy
48 Hills - San Francisco: ‘Our Brave Foremothers’ brings the history of women of color to life for all
Minerva Strategies: Brave Sis: Bringing It All Together
Curiosity Based book review
Citizen Times: WNC Parent - Books for Mom