Women's History
This woman was the first self-made millionaire through her business selling hair and beauty products.
This person invented a version of peanut butter many of us use today.
Who is George W. Carver?
This person is the first black person to own a major film studio.
This person was known as the "King of Pop", and holds the title of the best selling music album of all time.
This person is the first man in history to set 3 Olympic records at the same games. They still hold the title as the fastest person in the world.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This woman was a mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and other missions. (main character in Hidden Figures)
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This person invented the three signal traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This author's fifth book was named "If Beale Street Could Talk", which was later adapted into an Oscar award-winning film.
Who is James Baldwin?
This person was the first female artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her first five studio albums. Their self-titled fifth studio album was the fastest-selling album distributed in iTunes history, having sold more than 80,000 copies in three hours
Who is Beyonce?
This tennis player won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era.
Who is Serena Williams?
This woman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, this woman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This person invented the mailbox.
Who was Philip B. Downing?
This person was the first hip hop star to be nominated for an Oscar and has since won two Academy Awards and four Grammys.
Who is Will Smith?
This artist has the most Top 10 Billboard 100 hits in history.
Who is Drake?
This person was the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908.
Who is Jack Johnson?
This woman was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Her first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim
Who is Maya Angelou?
This person invented Called ID.
Who was Shirley Ann Jackson?
This person was the first African American to win an Oscar.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This person was the first hip hop billionaire.
Who is Dr. Dre?
This person was the first black athlete to win a medal at any Winter Olympics. They are also the first and only African American Figure skating champion in the US.
Who is Debi Thomas?
The first African American Woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Wangari Maathai?
This person invented the carbon filament inside light bulbs, which helped create the electric lamp.
Who was Lewis Latimer?
This person is the highest-grossing actor of all time.
This person became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This person was the first black woman to ever win an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in the high jump competition.
Who is Alice Coachmen?