The "First Lady" to ever receive two Ivy League degrees
Who is Michelle Oboma
100
In 1992, she became the first African-American woman to ever go to space with the Endeavour mission.
Who is Mae. C Jermison
100
She developed the first home security system with television surveillance.
Who is Marie V. Brittan Brown
100
she was an ex-slave who managed to establish a successful laundry business.
Who is Clara Brown
100
The first African American Woman to win an Academy.
Who is Hattie McDaneil
200
First Latina to serve on the Supreme Court Justice in the U.S.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
200
The first African-American to earn a doctorate degree in chemistry (from Columbia University).
Who is Marie Daly
200
Walker started her own cosmetics and hair care line after suffering from a scalp ailment.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
200
The first black woman in the United States to charter a bank.
Who is Maggie Lena Walker
200
First African American woman to become a self-made millionaire and appear on the Forbes list. Has her own talk show.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
300
she was the First African American woman to serve as U.S. Secretary.
Who is Condoleezza Rice
300
She was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University and the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D.
Who is Aprille J. Ericsson-Jackson
300
she invented the Tiltster, a toaster with a digital clock that allowed users to control how brown they wanted their bread.
Who is Ruane Jeter
300
She was the first African-American model in the United States.
Who is Ophelia DeVore
300
First African american to receive a Golden Globe for best actress.
Who is Angela Bassett
400
First African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress and ran for Presidential nomination.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
The first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent.
Who is Patricia Bath
400
she received a patent for her improvement to the ironing board by making it easier to iron sleeves and the bodies of women's clothing.
Who is Sarah Boone
400
One of America’s first and most prominent African-American businesswomen, Malone founded and developed Poro College, a commercial and educational business focused on cosmetics for black women.
Who is Annie Malone
400
First African American woman to win Academy Award.
Who is Halle Berry
500
Was the First African American woman to be elected mayor of a major U.S. city (Taft, Oklahoma)
Who is Leila Foley
500
She was one of the first black members of the American Nurses Association, and has been credited as one of the first women to register to vote in Boston.
Who is Mary Mahoney
500
she created the pressing/curling iron in 1983
Who is Theora Stephens
500
Ranked as the 14th most powerful woman in the world and the CEO of paper and copy giant Xerox.
Who is Ursula Burns
500
Youngest African American to be nominated for an Academy Award.