This chemist extracted chaulmoogra oil for the treatment of Hansen's disease (leprosy)
Who is Alice Augusta Ball?
100
Finds, develops and supports diverse women-led startups at DigitalUndivided.
Who is Kathryn Finney?
100
First African-American female CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Who is Ursula Burns?
100
The first African-American actress to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards all in one year (2017).
Who is Viola Davis?
100
In 1943 this lady earned her Ph.D.in Mathematics at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C., thus becoming the first African American Woman Ph.D. in Mathematics.
Who is Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes?
200
First African American female physician to receive a patent for a medical invention relating to cataract surgery.
Who is Patricia Bath?
200
Founder of BlackGirlsCode and was the 2014 White House Champion of Change.
Who is Kimberly Bryant?
200
First African-American to receive a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Howard University.
Who is Aprille Ericsson?
200
She was the first African-American to receive an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the first African American to be nominated for acting.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
200
In 1962 the seventh African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics came from the University of Washington - Seattle; the eighth African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics came from New York University.
Who are Gloria Conyers Hewitt and Louise Nixon Sutton?
300
Invented "Gong and Signal Chair for hotels"; second African American woman to receive a patent.
Who is Miriam Benjamin?
300
Gives talks on how tech companies could attract more software engineers.
Who is Adria Richards?
300
This African-American female is instrumental in shaping the U.S. Aerospace Industry and also in ensuring National Security within the space community.
Who is Dr. Wanda Austin?
300
The first African American to win an academy award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
300
In 1972 the University of Michigan awarded a Ph.D. in Physics to this first African American woman.
Who is Willie Hobbs Moore?
400
Conducted 1940s experiments using dolls to study children's attitudes about race.
Who is Mamie Clark?
400
Co-founder of the incredible resource, "Women of Color in Tech Chat," through well-designed website and organized social media discussions.
Who are Christina Morillo and Stephanie Morillo (no relation)?
400
This 22-year old African-American is an engineer with NASA and a graduate from MIT.
Who is Tiera Guinn?
400
In 1983 she was the first African-American o win a non-acting Academy Award for best original song ("Flash dance...What a Feeling."
Who is Irene Cara?
400
In 1980 the first book on African American Mathematicians, "Black Mathematicians and their Works," was finally published by Virginia K. Newell, L.W. Rich, B. Stubblefield and this co-author.
Who is Joella H. Gipson?
500
Created black cosmetic products!
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
500
First African American woman to receive a patent for a web-based software invention, LinkLine, an Equal Employment Opportunity case management and tracking software.
Who is Janet Bashen?
500
This African-American holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and is Head of Mobile Audio Common.
Who is Joy Johnson?
500
The first African-American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera on January 7, 1955.
Who is Marian Anderson?
500
In 2000 the University of Maryland was the first school to graduate three African American women Ph.D's in one year.
Who are Tasha Inniss, Sherry Scott and Kimberly Weems?