Unbought and Unbossed

Object Details

Written by

Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005

Published by

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, American, founded 1880

Description

A hardback book titled Unbought and Unbossed by Shirley Chisholm. The exterior cover had a paper book cover and a clear plastic book cover over that. The paper book cover is yellow with red and green text, centered, that reads: [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / UNBOUGHT / AND / UNBOSSED]. Underneath the main text, there are four black-and-white images of Shirley Chisholm speaking and gesturing with her hands. Green text, centered, below the images, reads: [The first black woman elected to Congress speaks / out on her life and on the American political system]. The binding reads, written vertically in red and green text reads: [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM], [UNBOUGHT AND UNBOSSED]. Black text, written horizontally, reads: [HOUGHTON / MIFFLIN / COMPANY]. The back cover of the paper sleeve, in red text at the top, reads: [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM]. Underneath in green text reads: [SPEAKS OUT ON]. The cover then lists various topics (in green text) and a blurb about each (in black text) underneath, aligned to the left. The front and back interior of the paper cover sleeve have a synopsis of the book continuing on both. The hardback cover itself is navy blue or black with the same colored type, and brown front and back interior covers. The interior pages, 177 pages in total, are off-white with black type.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1970

Object number

2014.76.2

Restrictions & Rights

© 1970 Shirley Anita Chisholm

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

books

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product) with plastic and synthetic fiber

Dimensions

H x W x D: 8 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 1 in. (22.2 × 15.6 × 2.5 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 1 in. (22.2 × 31.8 × 2.5 cm)

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Classification

Books and Published Materials

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Politics

Women

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.76.2

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc450603-a3b0-4311-afcd-c8ef18bb7bd8