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Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congress Woman by Sharice Davids

December 14, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

She had “three strikes” against her: she was female, a Native American and queer. But that did not stop Sharice Davids. She took her passion, the support of friends, family, and her community, along with her “big voice,” and showed people what she could and would do. After a long, difficult, but I would suggest rewarding, journey, this allowed her to be one of the only Native American women elected to Congress and the first GLBTQ person to represent Kansas. Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History Tagged With: GLBT, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, kansas, Nancy K. Mays, Native American, political, Politics & Government, Sharice Davids, Women legislators

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:421 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History · Tags: GLBT, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, kansas, Nancy K. Mays, Native American, political, Politics & Government, Sharice Davids, Women legislators ·
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