Last month, in honor of Women’s History Month, Chelsea Clinton embarked on a three-city tour to Washington, D.C., San Diego, and San Francisco to celebrate her She Persisted picture books and chapter book biography series, focusing on female changemakers from sports, science, activism, the arts, and more.
The popularity of her four She Persisted picture books led Chelsea to partner with Penguin on the She Persisted chapter books, stand-alone biographies about female change-makers. Each book features an introduction by Clinton and is written by different award-winning authors; there will be 35 She Persisted chapter books by the end of 2024.
In Washington, Clinton was joined by National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina, author of She Persisted: Pura Belpré and She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor, and Rita Williams-Garcia, author of She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner. In San Diego, she was joined by Atia Abawi, author of She Persisted: Sally Ride. In San Francisco, she celebrated the She Persisted picture books with a book signing.
Chelsea Clinton at the Library of Congress Family Day event to celebrate Women’s History Month, on March 9.
Clinton (c.) discussing Women’s History Month with fellow She Persisted chapter book authors Meg Medina (l.) and Rita Williams-Garcia (r.) at the Library of Congress.
On March 15, Clinton (c.) and Atia Abawi (r.) discussed the series with moderator Marika Jeffrey (l.) at the San Diego Central Library.
Clinton and Abawi with the San Diego Library Shop event staff.
Clinton greeting fans at her Book Passage signing in San Francisco on March 16.
Clinton and the Book Passage San Francisco event staff holding She Persisted Around the World. From l.: Ashley Griffin, Jessette Long, Karen West, Clinton, Allison Bainbridge, Katherine Ralph, Zack Dubac, Gayathri Kuppa, Lorraine Nelson, and Michael Raucci.
Clinton appeared on The View on March 22 to discuss the She Persisted series in honor of Women’s History Month. Everyone in the audience received a copy of She Persisted in Science. From l.: Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, Joy Bahar, Clinton, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin.
