Women in Music
This artist has won a total of 35 Grammy Awards and has been nominated 99 times, making her the most-awarded and most-nominated artist in Grammy history.
Who is Beyoncé?
This athlete has won 73 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including 23 major women's singles titles â the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time and is the only player to accomplish a career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Who is Serena Williams?
Throughout her esteemed work, her commitment to children was clear as she led the development of the State of Marylandâs Social Services Administrationâs Child Protective Services Agency â with the goal of ensuring that those who abused children were investigated and that abused children received proper therapeutic treatment.
Who is Mamie B. Todd?
She served from 2017 to 2021 as a United States senator representing California and from 2011 to 2017 as the attorney general of California. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in a recent election.
Who is Kamala Harris?
She was the first African American poet to recite her poem "And Still I Rise" at an Inaugural Recitation (1993).
Who is Maya Angelou?
More than 60 tracks credit this artist as the sole writer, which means she composed the lyrics and melody alone.
Who is Taylor Swift?
Her fans soon learned that this athlete was homeschooled during her high school yearsâa move made necessary by her grueling practice schedule. Her success has become part of a âhomeschooled prodigyâ narrative that often crops up in stories about homeschooled athletes, musicians, or Harvard-bound savants.
Who is Simone Biles?
After learning white teachers made twice the pay of Black teachers, she went on to bring a lawsuit with the help of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. attorney Thurgood Marshall, suing the Calvert County Board of Education so that all teachers are paid equal, regardless of race. This case paved the way for Maryland Teachers Pay Equalization Law.
Who is Harriet Elizabeth Brown?
This politician is a significant figure in U.S. history for being the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, paving the way for women in the judiciary and influencing landmark legal decisions.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor'?
Who became the first woman in the United States to earn and be granted a medical degree?
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
This artist's Broadway journey began in 2008 with the musical "13," where she played Charlotte, and she has expressed a desire to return to musical theater after starring in the film adaptation of of her favorite Broadway musical.
Who is Ariana Grande?
This a US track and field sprinter is known for her speed, particularly in the 100-meter and 200-meter events, and is the current world champion in the 100m and graduated from Carter High School, where she earned two Texas state titles.
Who is Sha'Carri Richardson?
Among her many accomplishments, she has served as a scout, nurse, and spy for the Union Army, and she is one of the most recognized icons of freedom and courage in American history.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This politician was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden on February 25, 2022, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office that same year. She is the first black woman and the first former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
She was the first African American woman to win the Noble Prize for Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This legendary singer claims that when she moved from Michigan to the East Village of New York City in 1977, she had just $35 in her pocket. In 2024, she had finished touring for her presumably last world tour.
Who is Madonna?
In the 1940s, this athlete was a trailblazing black woman from Alameda, CA who defied the odds to play men's professional baseball, taking Hank Aaron's place in the Negro League.
Who is Toni Stone?
Born in Baltimore, the Nicknamed âLady Dayâ began singing at nightclubs in Harlem before eventually selling out concerts at Carnegie Hall. She has made several albums and hit songs including âWhat a Little Moonlight Can Doâ, âMiss Brown to Youâ, and the her most infamous song which protested the lynching of Black Americans and became anthemic of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Billie Holiday?
She was a prominent American suffragist and women's rights activist, famous for leading the fight for the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, and for founding the National Woman's Party, which advocated for the Equal Rights Amendment.
Who is Alice Paul?
She is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, which Mexican American woman is one of the most influential labor activists of the 20th century.
Who is Dolores Huerta?
This famous R&B singer, songwriter, and actress who has won multiple Grammy Awards and sold over 70 million records, known for her soulful voice, timeless music, and advocacy for health awareness, graduated right here in Anne Arundel County from Glen Burn High School and attended Bowie State University.
Who is Toni Braxton?
She was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She has won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the 1932 Summer Olympics before turning to professional golf and winning 10 LPGA major championships.
Who is Babe Didrikson Zaharias?
By the age of 21, she wrote her first poetry book, Forest Leaves, and by age 67 she had written several collections that would have great commercial success, including Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects, Two Offers, and Iola Leroy, which placed her among the first Black women to publish a novel in America.
Who is Frances Ellen Watkins Harper?
She is most famous for being the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968 and for her historic 1972 presidential campaign, becoming the first major-party African-American candidate to seek the presidential nomination.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
She is famous for being the first Black woman to have a successful country music career and perform at the Grand Ole Opry. She was also the first Black woman to release a country album. She had recently collaborated with Beyoncé.
Who is Linda Martell?