Mae Makes a Way av Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Andrea Pippins

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<b><b>Tip</b> your hat to fashion designer and civil rights icon Mae Reeves in this picture book biography written in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture!</b><br><br><b>"A fine introduction to a determined trailblazer." <i>-The New York Times</i></b><br> <br>Mae had a dream to make one-of-a-kind hats. But the path for a Black female designer was unclear, so Mae made a way, leaving her home in the segregated South to study at the Chicago School of Millinery.<br> <br>Mae had the skills, but craved the independence to create her own styles. So Mae found a way. In Philadelphia, she became the first Black woman to own a business on South Street. Whether you were Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Marian Anderson or a lady from the neighborhood, Mae wanted you to look good and feel special in one of her original hats. <br> <br>A mother, a successful entrepreneur, and a community advocate, Mae led the way.<br> <br>Publi