Chelsea Clinton cashes in on Elizabeth Warren rally cry with new children's book 'She Persisted' after her global health tome is massive flop

  • Chelsea Clinton will release a children's picture book this May that was inspired by Senator Elizabeth Warren's refusal to be silenced 
  • 'She Persisted' is a collection of 13 stories about remarkable American woman including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Sally Ride, and Oprah Winfrey
  • The title comes from the rally cry many women and liberals adopted after Mitch McConnell ordered Warren to stop speaking on the Senate floor in February
  • Warren then used the attention to shed light on the scathing leader Coretta Scott King wrote criticizing then-Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions
  • Now Chelsea is cashing in, with a rep for publisher Penguin Young Readers not commenting on an inquiry into whether proceeds would go to charity 
  • Chelsea's most recent release was tome on global health which came out in January and is 122,000 on the Amazon bestsellers list as of March 16

By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:47 EDT, 16 March 2017 | Updated: 16:57 EDT, 16 March 2017

Chelsea Clinton will be releasing her first children's book it was announced on Thursday, with the former first daughter penning a collection of stories about remarkable American women. 

'She Persisted' will hit bookshelves this May, and tell the true life tales of 13 women 'who never took no for an answer.'

The collection of stories was inspired by Elizabeth Warren according to a release sent out by publisher Penguin Young Readers, and as evidenced by Chelsea's decision to use the Massachusetts senator's rally cry for the title of the book.

That rally cry was born out of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's attack of Warren on the Senate floor in February when she opted to read a letter written by Coretta Scott King criticizing Jeff Sessions while debating his nomination for Attorney General.

After she refused to stop reading the letter, which broke an arcane rule that states no Senator shall impugn a fellow Senator, McConnell stood at his podium and said: 'She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.'

And after all that it appears that Chelsea will be the first to cash in on the popular catchphrase, with a spokesperson for Penguin offering no comment when asked by DailyMail.com if any of the proceeds from the book will be going to charity. 

Teamwork: Chelsea Clinton (above in 2014 with Warren) will release a children's picture book this May that was inspired by Senator Elizabeth Warren's refusal to be silenced

Teamwork: Chelsea Clinton (above in 2014 with Warren) will release a children's picture book this May that was inspired by Senator Elizabeth Warren's refusal to be silenced

She Persisted
Governing Global Halth

Catalog: 'She Persisted' is a collection of 13 stories about remarkable American woman (left) and comes on the heels of Chelsea's disappointing 'Governing Global Health' (right)

Among the 13 women making an appearance in the children's picture book will be Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey and Sonia Sotomayor.

Less familiar names including Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, and Margaret Chase Smith are also featured in the collection.

Hillary Clinton did not make the cut in her daughter's book, though there will be a 'special cameo' from one additional woman of note.

That woman will likely be Warren however, or perhaps King.  

'I wrote this book for everyone who’s ever wanted to speak up but has been told to quiet down - for everyone who’s ever been made to feel less than,' said Chelsea of her first foray into the world of children's literature.

'The thirteen women in She Persisted all overcame adversity to help shape our country - sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated, sometimes by captivating an audience.'

She then added: 'With this book, I want to send a message to young readers around the country - and the world - that persistence is power.' 

Mitch McConnell
Elizabeth Warren

Inspirations: The title comes from the rally cry many women and liberals adopted after Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (left) silenced Warren (right) in February

Acquaintances: Warren(above with Hillary in October)  then used the attention to shed light on the scathing leader Coretta Scott King wrote criticizing then-Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions

Acquaintances: Warren(above with Hillary in October)  then used the attention to shed light on the scathing leader Coretta Scott King wrote criticizing then-Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions

This will be the third book Chelsea has released, having previously written a social empowerment book for middle-school children in 2015 entitled 'It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!' and then just this past January releasing her worldwide health tome 'Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?'

The latter proved to be a dismal failure for Chelsea, who never even bothered to promote the book in the wake of her mother Hillary's defeat in last year's election.

That might explain why the book performed so poorly, and just two months after its release is number 128,444 on the Amazon bestsellers list. 

Chelsea's official author bio states that in addition to her write she is 'Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives including those that help to empower the next generation of leaders.' 

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