John Jay College
First African American President of JJC.
Who is Karol Virginia Mason?
The first woman to fly in space, she had no experience as a pilot.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?
First female Vice President of the US of America.
Who is Kamala Devi Harris?
A child of two slaves, she became the first African American ever to win an Oscar.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
The first two women to receive the NYPD's Medal of Honor (1981).
Who is Tanya Braithwaite?
Who is Sharon Fields?
In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
American journalist and the author of the 1973 bestseller Sybil. She was also an English instructor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Who is Flora Schreiber?
The first American woman to rocket into orbit aboard Challenger for the Space Transportation System-7 mission on June 18, 1983, was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Who is Sally Ride?
Served as First Lady of the US from 1993 to 2001, NY Senator from 2001 to 2009, Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and ran for Presidency in 2016.
Who is Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton?
On May 21, when he was 45 and she was 20, they wed at a friend's Ohio farm. They were addressed as "Humphrey" and "Betty Joan" during the service.
Who is Lauren Bacall?
First Deputy Commissioner in NYC 1918.
Who is Ellen O'Grady?
Won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, with a career Grand Slam. The oldest woman to win a singles tournament at age 39. Famously won a "Battle of the Sexes" match against Bobby Riggs in straight sets in 1973.
Who is Billie Jean King?
She teaches in the forensic psychology program. Expert on eyewitness identification, scientific evidence identification, scientific evidence collection.
Who is Margaret Bull Kovera?
The first teacher in space on the Space Transportation System-118; Aug. 8, 2007
Who is Barbara Morgan?
The first African-American to serve as the 66th United States Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009 and as the 20th United States National Security Advisor from 2001 to 2005.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
Her mother was Jayne Mansfield an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also honored at John jay College for her roles in Law and Order:SVU
Who is Mariska Hargitay?
The first Latina Police Officer (LAPD) in 1946 and wasn't given a gun or allowed to attend her graduation ceremony.
Who is Josephine Serrano Collier?
24-year-old female became the first women boxer to represent the United States in the first year that women's boxing was officially recognized as a sport in the Olympics. She walked away with a bronze medal.
Who is Marlen Esparza?
Presidential Scholar and psychology professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.
Who is Margaret Bull Kovera?
The first woman to pilot a Space Shuttle: Space Transportation System -63; Feb. 3-11, 1995.
Who is Eileen Collins?
She was a lawyer who served as the US Attorney General of the United States from 1993 until 2001.
Who is Janet Wood Reno?
An American actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman, and diplomat. A child actress from 1935 to 1938. As an adult, she was named United States ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.
Who was Shirley Temple Black?
The first female to be appointed as Deputy Chief in NYC Police Department in 1978.
Who is Gertrude Schimmel?
Four-time Olympian and 6-time Olympic medalist who twice won gold in the Heptathlon. Sports Illustrated voted her the greatest female athlete of the 20th century.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
She was the first female Dean of Graduate Studies at John Jay College.
Who is Barbara Price?
The first American woman to walk in space.
Who is Dr. Kathy Sullivan?
First Latina on the US Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Maria Sotomayor?
An actress who is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Who is Cheryl Hines?
The first African American woman to be appointed a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 1916.
Who Georgia Ann Robinson?
An American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's single tennis.
Who is Serena Jameka Williams?
The world's expert on child abuse and neglect. A Distinguished Professor in the Psychology Department at John Jay College.
Who is Cathy Widom?
Nominated by former President George W. Bush, as deputy administrator of NASA in 2005.
Who is Shana Dale?
First female US Supreme Court Judge
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
American actress, comedian, author, and advocate for the welfare and health of animals. Her television career began over 80-years ago in 1939, shortly after her graduation from high school
Who is Betty White?
The first American-born female police officer in the United States, hired in 1910 in Los Angeles.
Who is Alice Stebbins Wells?
An American artistic gymnast, who has a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Arianne Biles?
She is an alumna of John Jay College and is a forensic psychologist and is an American non-fiction crime author.
Who is Katherine Ramsland
She’s set to be the youngest American in space and the first cancer survivor with a prosthetic body part to go to space
Who is Hayley Arceneaux?
First international female Latina President.
Who is María Estela Martínez Cartas de Perón?
An American Latina actress, singer, and dancer. In 1991, she appeared as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993
Who is Jennifer Lynn Lopez better know as J.Lo?
The first female police officer assigned to the Aviation Unit (1988).
Who is Mary Lowery?
An American actress and former professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and judoka. She is best known for her time in UFC and WWE.
Who is Ronda Rousey?