Fight for Equality
She famously refused to give up her seat in the front of a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She started a hair product business in Denver and became a self-made millionaire philanthropist. She later held what may be the first national meeting of businesswomen in the U.S. in 1917.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
She was the second poet in history to recite a poem at a presidential inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou?
She is an actor, producer and philanthropist. She was the host of the highest-rated television talk show in the United States.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The 1st African American woman to be appointed to Secretary of State.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
She rescued over 300 people from slavery, and served as a spy and scout for the Union Army.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Born into slavery, she was known for pulling a red wagon through the streets of Denver in the dark to bring food, coal, clothing, and groceries to needy families.
Who is Julia Greeley?
She helped black artists and disadvantaged children while winning 13 Grammys and being honored as the "First Lady of Song".
Who is Ella Jane Fitzgerald?*
She has won four Olympic gold medals, 39 Grand Slam titles, and over $92 million in career prize money (more than any other female athlete).
Who is Serena Williams?
She calculated the trajectories for many NASA missions, including Apollo 11. She was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson as a lead character in the 2016 film Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?*
She gave the speech: "Ain't I a Woman?" at an 1851 Women's Rights Convention.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
The first African American woman licensed as a medical doctor in Colorado, she delivered more than 7,000 babies from her home practice in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood.
Who is Dr. Justina Ford?*
She was the 1st African American to win the Nobel prize for Literature; her books include "Beloved" and "The Bluest Eye."
Who is Toni Morrison?
She is the first African-American and first woman of color to win gold in the Individual All-Around at the Olympics for Gymnastics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
She was the first black Congresswoman; and in 1972 ran for President and won 151 delegates at the Democratic Convention.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?*
The President of the Arkansas NAACP, she advised the nine high school students who integrated the Little Rock public schools in 1957.
Who is Daisy Bates?*
She is the executive artistic director and choreographer of a Colorado Dance Ensemble. She has been granted choreography fellowships from the Colorado Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Who is Cleo Parker Robinson?
The first black woman to write a Broadway play (1959) which was made into a movie (1961), “A Raisin in the Sun”.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
She was the first black woman in the world to earn a pilot's license, and was a barnstorming aviator who performed daredevil tricks.
Who is Bessie Coleman?*
A pioneering cancer researcher and surgeon. She was the first to identify methotrexate, one of the foundational chemotherapy drugs.
Who is Dr. Jane C. Wright?
She was head of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal for her work for social equality.
Who is Dorothy Height?
Born a slave, she made her mark as Colorado's first black settler and a prosperous entrepreneur. She was known as the 'Angel of the Rockies' for her generous support of the community.
Who is Clara Brown?
She was a member of Harlem Renaissance, an anthropologist, and author of "Their Eyes Are Watching God".
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
The first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field - in the 1960 Olympics for the 100 and 200 meters and the 400 meter relay.
Who is Wilma Glodean Rudolph?
The first African American woman to be elected to the United States Senate, and the only female senator from Illinois.
Who is Carol Moseley Braun?