Scientists
A Physician, engineer, and astronaut who was the first black woman to travel to space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
The first African American Women Mayor of Philadelphia
Who is Cherelle Parker?
This Philly legend is a singer who changed her last name and it means the beautiful one in French.
Who is Patti Labelle?
She won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era.
Who is Serena Williams?
She was the first African American to publish a book of poetry.
Who is Phyllis Wheatley?
A physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in launching the first American into space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
An African American politician who ran for governor of Georgia in 2022.
Who is Stacey Abrams?
She was the School District Of Philadelphia’s first African American female superintendent.
Who is Dr. Constance Clayton?
This LSU Tigers basketball player is nicknamed the Bayou Barbie.
Who is Angel Reese?
She’s a former college basketball player turned Good Morning America anchor.
Who is Robin Roberts?
An influential American physicist and the first Black woman to earn a PhD from MIT
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?
She ran for the 1972 Democratic presidential bid. The first African American woman to do so.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall will be renamed after this Philadelphian contralto.
Marian Anderson
The first girl to win a game (and throw a shutout) in the Little League World Series
Who is Mo’ne Davis?
She invented the first portable modern day ironing board.
Who is Sarah Boone?
An inventor and ophthalmologist.
Who is Patricia Bath?
The first Black woman to represent California in the US senate
Who is Kamala Harris?
This rapper is also an actress who starred in the comedy drama Barbershop.
Who is Eve?
The current coach of the University of South Carolina's women's basketball team.
Who is Dawn Staley?
After founding her own production company and television network, she would go on to become the first black woman billionaire in the United States.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The first black female neurosurgeon in the US
Who is Alexa Canady?
The current Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Who is MARCIA L. FUDGE?
This American dancer and choreographer is the former artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Who is Judith Jamison?
As a freshman at LSU, she broke the 100 meter collegiate record at the NCAA Division 1 Championships making her one of the ten fastest women in history at 19 years old.
Who is Sha’Carri Richardson?
She was the first Black woman to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Who is the Honorable Juanita Kidd Stout?