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?
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?
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?
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?
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?