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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Vashti Harrison, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Cathy Tyson, Jade Anouka, Nneka Okoye, Penguin Books Ltd

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Audible Audiobook (Penguin Books Ltd March 1, 2018)

Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world.

Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.

Debut author Vashti Harrison tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures of black history - from nurse Mary Seacole to politician Diane Abbott, mathematician Katherine Johnson and singer Shirley Bassey. Among these biographies listeners will find heroes, role models and everyday women who did extraordinary things.