Famous Women from Baltimore
This jazz singer from Baltimore is known for the powerful song “Strange Fruit.”
Billie Holiday
This former Baltimore mayor was involved in an embezzlement scandal involving gift cards
Sheila Dixon
Her cells became the first immortal cell line, known as HeLa cells, taken without her consent
Henrietta Lacks
This city is known as “Charm City.”
Baltimore
This DC native Supreme Court justice is the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
This R&B singer from Baltimore is famous for “Un-Break My Heart.”
Toni Braxton
She was the first Black woman to serve on the Baltimore City Council.
Victoria Q. Adams
She was the first Black woman to practice law in Maryland.
Juanita Jackson Mitchell
This organization was led in Baltimore by Lillie May Carroll Jackson.
NAACP
This MD born abolitionist and spy for the Union during the Civil War helped free enslaved people through the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
This actress and comedian from Baltimore starred in The Parkers and Precious.
Mo'Nique
This longtime Maryland senator was born and raised in East Baltimore
Barbara Mikulski
She led 1955 sit-ins and fought for school desegregation in Baltimore.
Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Which major hospital did Henrietta Lacks have her last child ?
John Hopkins
This activist the civil rights movement has A “modern soul food” restaurant in Baltimore
Ida B. Wells
Famous for her role in Empire and Hidden Figures
Taraji P. Henson
This U.S. Representative for California was born and raised in Baltimore.
Nancy Pelosi
She successfully fought for equal pay for Black teachers in Maryland.
Harriet Elizabeth Brown
Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped lead protests against segregation in this decade.
1950s
This Olympic swimmer from DC has won multiple gold medals and is one of the most decorated swimmers in U.S. history.
Katie Ledecky
This Baltimore-born actress starred in Set It Off and is part of the Smith family.
She was a major civil rights organizer and led the Baltimore branch of the NAACP
Lillie May Carroll Jackson
This activist also played a key role in NAACP organizing in Baltimore.
Lillie May Carroll Jackson
Equal pay for teachers was a major civil rights issue in this U.S. state.
Maryland
This former First Lady launched the “Let’s Move!” campaign to fight childhood obesity.
Michelle Obama