Frida Kahlo: Artist and Activist

by Matt Doeden

Overview

Decades after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo remains an icon for Chicanos as well as for the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. Read about her life as an artist and political activist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541588882
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	Gateway Biographies Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	900L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.

Table of Contents

Childhood in Coyoacán 8

Death Dances 14

New Love, New Life 18

Dark Days, Dark Reflections 22

Artist and Activist 26

Growing Stature 30

Living in Pain 33

Kahlo's Final Years 36

A Growing Legacy 39

Important Dates 42

Source Notes 44

Selected Bibliography 45

Further Reading 46

Index 48