Childhood
St. Louis
Maya was awarded this prestigious honor by President Obama
Presidential Medal of Freedom
She was active within which two movements
What event changed her life at age 7?
Being assaulted by her mother's boyfriend
She became the first African american woman to hold what San Francisco job
Streetcar conductor
She repeatedly applied for this job before finally getting hired
Streetcar conductor
After her abusers death, she stopped doing this for nearly five years
speaking
She wrote a screenplay for this film
Georgia
She faced these barriers when applying for jobs
racial discrimination and sexism
Maya believed this had caused her abuser's death
her voice/testimony
She performed at this event in 1993
a U.S Presidential inauguration
This city was home to the writers guild she joined
NYC
Maya moved here with her grandmother
Arkansas
She has this number of bestselling autobiographies
Seven
She worked with this organization as a northern coordinator
Hint: SCLC
Southern Christian Leadership Conference