Amazing Women
The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal at the in the 1948 olympic games for the high jump
Who is Alice Coachman
The first and ONLY woman emperor in Chinese History!
Who is Wu Zetian?
She worked under FDR and helped write, plan, and pass the New Deal, she was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
Who is Francis Perkins
In 1908, she founded Egypt’s first female-run philanthropic society, which offered services for impoverished women and children.
Who is Huda Sha’arawi?
Her cells were unknowingly used to create what is now referred to as HeLa cells that are used in medical research. (hint: She was the subject of a book recommendation a few weeks ago!)
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
This woman a civil rights reformer, fearless investigative journalist, and serious badass who took on race hatred head-on by writing openly about America's lynching as a way to control African American people.
Who is Ida b. Wells
The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University in 1934
Who is Grace Hopper
She is considered the first woman sculptor of African American and Native American heritage.
Who is Edmonia Lewis
She was the first woman to fly in space wow!
Who is Valentina Tereshkova
One of the most prolific black woman songwriters who wrote songs for Elvis, Nat King Cole, and Tina Turner (to name a few)
Who is Rose Marie McCoy
The first black woman to run for president with a major political party in addition to being the first African American congresswoman
Who is Shirley Chisolm
She was one of the best snipers of all time, credited with 309 confirmed kills, 36 of which were German snipers during WW2
Who is Lyudmila Pavlichenko
These sisters decided to mobilize Vietnamese lords to rebel against the Chinese rulers who has conquered them.
Who are Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị
The first woman senator, taking place of her husband who has suddenly passed away, making history.
Who is Rebecca Latimer Felton
She was the first African-American woman to receive a Golden Globe nomination for best director.
Ava DuVernay