Women in Politics
In the face of dark political times, during her speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, she delivered a line that still resonates with many today: "When they go low, we go high."
Who is Michelle Obama?
In 2019, this track star and four-time-Olympian broke Usain Bolt's record for the most-ever gold medals won at the world championships.
Who is Allyson Felix?
She is the second African American Woman to win Best Supporting Actress and the first African American Woman to win EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
Born into slavery in Maryland, she escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 to become the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriett Tubman?
First (and only) Black woman to win for Lead Actress
Who is Halle Berry?
The first African American woman Supreme Court Justice
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
At the 2012 London Summer Olympics, she became the first woman of color to win the title of Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
Known as the “First Lady of Jazz”, she is possibly the most admired and technically skilled jazz or popular music vocalist in American history.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
She was a Civil rights activist known for her work in Mississippi and was part of small group who decided to register to vote in 1962. She was fired from her job on the plantation of nearly 20 years for registering to vote. In 1964, Hamer helped found the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
She's earned the most Grammy nominations for a female artist with 88 total, and has won 32.
Who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter?
She is the first woman and person of color to be elected Vice President of the United States of America.
Who is Kamala Harris?
She was the first African-American woman to travel into space. Graduated from high school at 16 and graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Chemical Engineering Joined NASA in 1987, worked mission control. Orbited the earth on the space shuttle Endeavor in 1992.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
A fierce advocate for dance as a form of expression for people of color everywhere, she became the first African American woman to become the American Ballet Theatre's principal dancer after 75 years.
Who is Misty Copeland?
These 3 women started the Black Lives Matter movement with the hastag #BlackLivesMatter.
Who are Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Opal Tometi?
She was the first Black woman to win an Oscar, Supporting Actress
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
She was first elected to Congress from NY 12th district in 1968. Her campaign slogan was "Unbought and Unbossed." She was the first Black woman to run for President for a major political party in 1972 and was the founding member of Congressional Black Caucus and National Women’s Political Caucus
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
She is a retired professional tennis player. Considered among the GOATs. She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player, male or female, to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.
Who is Serena Williams?
Born Marguerite Ann Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, her life became the subject of her first publication, the superbly written and honest I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), its title taken from the poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Who is Maya Angelou?
In the wake of Harvey Weinstein being revealed as a serial sexual abuser in 2017, her activist group "Me Too" became #MeToo.
Who is Tarana Burke?
Pop icon and entrepreneur she has a major make-up line and clothing line. She was the star of this year's Superbowl halftime show.
Who is Rihanna?
She's still a political standout, delivering the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union Address in 2019 and leading the charge against voter suppression in Georgia's elections.
Who is Stacey Abrams?
She lead a team of scientists who helped unlock the science of the COVID vaccine
Who is Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett?
Though you can trace her costume design career back to 1988's School Daze, in 2019 she became the first African American woman to win the Oscar for Costume Design for her work in Marvel's Black Panther.
Who is Ruth E. Carter?
She was a 15-year-old who on March 2, 1955, was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
After first garnering attention with her YouTube series Awkward Black Girl, she has earned acclaim for her HBO comedy series Insecure, making her one of the leading creative voices in Hollywood.
Who is Issa Rae?