First Black woman in space
Mae C. Jemison
First Black first lady
Michelle Obama
First Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal
Alice Coachman
First Black woman billionaire
Sheila Johnson
First Black girl to attend an All-White school
Ruby Bridges
Alexa Irene Canady, MD
First Black female senator
Carol Moseley Braun
First Black woman to compete at Wimbleton
Althea Gibson
First Black woman to win a Literary Nobel Prize
Toni Morrison
First Black woman lawyer
Charlotte E. Ray
First Black woman to receive a patent
Judy W. Reed
First Black Congresswoman
Shirley Anita Chisholm
First Black woman to win a major Sports Title
Lucy Diggs Slowe
First Black woman to win Academy Award
Hattie McDaniel
First Black woman Aviation Pilot
Bessie Coleman
Marie Maynard Daly
First Black woman Vice President
Kamala Harris
First Black woman to dunk in a professional game
Lusia Harris
First Black Miss USA
Carole Anne-Marie Gist
First woman to open a bank
Maggie Lena Walker