Education
She was the first woman of color to graduate from Yale Law School and practice law
Who is Jane Bolin
She is known for stating, “I mean somebody, could send you your luggage.”
Who is Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter
She is one of the youngest environmentalist activist and became a voice for her community for an ongoing water crisis
Who is Little Miss Flint/Mari Copeny
She was the first black woman in space
Who is Mae C. Jemison
This woman’s cancer cells are still being used for medical research today
Who is Henrietta Lacks
She is known as the first African-American child to desegregate an elementary school
Who is Ruby Bridges
She is a female rapper that is known for being “supa dupa fly”
Who is Missy Elliot
She founded the MeToo movement
Who is Tarana Burke
She was the first black woman to win a nobel prize for literature
Who is Toni Morrison
This woman famously reclaimed her time.
Who is Maxine Waters
She was the first, First Lady to ever hold a Phd in her field of study
Who is Michelle Obama
She is a barbadian singer, businesswoman, a fashion icon, and still has yet to release her album.
She was an LGBTQ activist and trans woman who helped lead the Stonewall riots
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
This Poet created the iconic book of poetry I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings
Who is Maya Angelou
She invented sanitary napkins, pads
Who is Mary Kenner
She was the First black woman to win a pulitzer prize for poetry in 1950. Her poems described everyday life in Chicago
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks
These two women are known as the Queens of Soul
Who is Anita Baker and Aretha Franklin
She refused to give up her seat for a white person months before Rosa Parks
Who is Claudette Colvin
She was one of the founders of the SCLC in 1957 and launched the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Who is Ella Baker
This movie came out in 2016, and highlights black women’s direct contributions to NASA and S.T.E.M
What is Hidden Figures
She is noted as the first published poet and was a slave
Phillis Wheatley
This powerhouse vocalist is known as the most decorated singer ever behind Michael Jackson. Her record was later broken in 2019 by Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter.
Who is Whitney Houston
She was a civil rights activist, a member of the Black liberation Army, and is currently on the FBI’s most wanted list.
Who is Assata Shakur
She was the first black playwright and the youngest american to win a New York Critics’ Circle award
Who is Lorraine Hansberry
Beyonce’s song “Flawless” features this writer’s speech about feminism
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie