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"when they go low, we go high."
Who is Michelle Obama
100
made history as the first African-American woman to win a Grammy Award
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
100
Named "the First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement"
Who is Rosa Parks
100
The first African-American woman to perform on radio
Who is Hattie McDaniel
100
"You better call Tyroneeeeeeee. and tell him come throughhhhh"
Who is Erykah Badu
200
"I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up."
Who is Rosa Parks
200
The first ever female rap artist to perform at Yankee Stadium
Who is Nicki Minaj
200
Created the underground railroads to help transport slaves to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman
200
The first African-American woman to become First Lady of the U.S
Who is Michelle Obama
200
The first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best actress
Who is Dorothy Dandridge
300
"I got my start by giving myself a start"
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
300
The first black woman elected into congress and to run for presidency.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
300
The second poet and first black woman in history to read a poem during the presidential inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou
300
The first black woman billionaire and the richest African-American woman
Who is Oprah Winfrey
300
The first female artist to nab the No.1 spot on the Hot 100, Cardi B most recently just took that record after nearly 20 years.
Who is Lauryn Hill
400
Has the quote "I did my best, I hope you do the same," on her tombstone
Who is Maya Angelou
400
The first openly black transgender woman who was an activist for the LBGTQIA community
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
400
She is the best-selling digital artist in the U.S, selling an incredible 47.57 million digital tracks during her career
Who is Rihanna
400
The youngest R&B female artist to be nominated for a Grammy award
Who is Beyoncè
400
She was exiled to Cuba because of her radical activism
Who is Assassta Shakur
500
The person who was famous for coining the quote "Im sick and tired or being sick and tired"
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer
500
The first African American woman in space.
Who is Mae Jemison
500
Became the first woman to win three straight World all-around titles in the Olympics.
Who is Simone Biles
500
The first female rapper to have five Top 10 singles simultaneously on the Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop songs chart, surpassing Beyonce.
Who is Cardi B
500
This person made Lady Bird Johnson cry because of her response when asked about the Vietnam War
Who is Eartha Kitt
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