Women in STEM
Known as "Dr. D.", was an African-American surgeon, legislator, and teacher. She was the first female surgeon of African-American ancestry from the Southeastern United States
Who is Dr. Dorothy Lavina Brown
"The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman."
Malcolm X
This inventor created a line of African American hair products after suffering from a scalp ailment that resulted in her own hair loss.
Madame CJ Walker
The "P" in her name stood for "pay it no mind" and was a central figures of the historic Stonewall uprising of 1969.
Who is Marsha P Johnson?
She was the First Black woman to be elected to Congress & First Black woman to seek a major party’s nomination for president
Shirley Chisholm
This physicist was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate from MIT, second African-American woman to earn a doctorate in physics, raised over $1 billion as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, & she served as the chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board under Obama,
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?
“The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence"
Beyoncé
This inventor developed an automatic lubricator that spread oil evenly over a train's engine while it was still moving. The invention allowed trains to run for long periods of time without stopping, which saved both time and money.
Elijah McCoy
Made lasting contributions in the fields of feminist theory, critical race studies and queer theory with notable works titled Coal” (1976) & “The Black Unicorn” (1978)?
Who is Audre Lorde?
She was the first Black woman elected to the Texas state senate and the first Black Texan in Congress. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, she gave the influential opening speech of Richard Nixon’s 1974 impeachment hearings.
Barbara Jordan
This astronaut, educator, doctor, & first African-American woman in space, began studying at Stanford at 16, and founded Jemison Group which helps improve healthcare delivery in developing countries.
Who is Mae Jemison?
“Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.”
Cicely Tyson
She invented the first home security system
Marie Van Brittan Brown
He was an essayist, novelist, playwright, poet, and social justice advocate who wrote “Go Tell It on the Mountain?”
Who is James Baldwin?
She was the first Black Woman elected to the U.S. Senate, the first Black U.S. Senator from the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, and the first female U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Carol Moseley Braun
She graduated valedictorian from the New York Medical College for Women in 1870, she was the was the first African-American woman to ever earn a medical degree in New York state, and the third in the United States.
Who is Susan Smith McKinney Stewart
“I feel safe in the midst of my enemies, for the truth is powerful and it prevails.”
Sojourner Truth
Who received several patents for inventions surrounding the light bulb? Such as improved production method for carbon filaments (found in light bulbs)
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer?
He was a choreographer who founded one of the most prominent dance companies globally, in 1958? His signature work, including “Cry” and “Revelations.”
Who is Alvin Ailey?
A Georgia voting rights activists who served in the Georgia House of Rep in 2007-2017. She also swept the nation for her efforts in the 2020 presidential election.
Stacey Abrams