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– Founder of then Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro girls in Daytona, Florida in 1904 which later was changed to her name.
Who is Mary Mcleod Bethune
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Also known as the first black woman millionaire. Went from an uneducated farm laborer and laundress to one of the 20th century's most successful women entrepreneurs.
Who is Madam CJ Walker
100
During the late 19th century, she was a chemist who discovered a new way to chemically straighten hair.
Who is Annie Malone
100
The first black woman to win an Academy Award, for Best Supporting Actress, she was also the first African American woman on the radio.
Who is Hattie McDaniel
100
She was the first Black Woman to serve as US Secretary of State in 2005.
Who is Condoleeza Rice
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In 1960, the first black child to racially integrate an all-white elementary school in the south at the age of 6.
Who is Ruby Bridges
200
First black woman to own a billion dollar business, the Act 1 group, and international recruitment and business management firm.
Who is Janice Bryant Howroyd
200
Organized an annual fashion event for black Americans, the Ebony Travelling Fashion Fair.
Who is Eunice Johnson
200
While in France, she helped with the war efforts during WWII, performing for troops, acting as a correspondent for the French Resistance, and serving as a sub-lieutenant in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Who is Josephine Baker
200
She became the first Black Woman appointed to US Attorney General in 2015.
Who is Loretta Lynch
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The first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1943.
Who is Euphemia Lofton Haynes
300
Famous sculptor most known for her bust of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, she traveled the world because of her talent.
Who is Mary Edmonia Lewis
300
Created the hair weaving method that is still used today.
Who is Christina Jenkins
300
An activist, journalist, publisher of the Arkansas State Press, and lecturer, Bates played a key part in the Little Rock Integration Crisis in 1957 as an outspoken supporter and guide for the black students who were trying to enroll in the Arkansas public schools with white students.
Who is Daisy Bates
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She was the first woman elected to Congress in 1969, and the first Black/woman presidential candidate for the Democratic party in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
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The first African American woman to receive a B.A. degree when she graduated from Oberlin College in 1862.
Who is Mary Jane Patterson
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Mastered Daytime TV, the second African American woman to launch her own TV network. Her worth is now about 2.7 billion. Founded Harpo Productions in the late 80s.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
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Fashion model, actress, and pioneer in cosmetics for women of color. Still remains one of the top successful beauty markers for dark skinned women.
Who is Iman
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Thank her for the phrase “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired,” among many other things. A tireless voting rights activist and civil rights leader, Hamer was an integral part of the Mississippi Freedom Summer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a campaign in 1964 whose aim it was to register as many African American voters as possible in the state
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer
400
She was appointed the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in 2009 by President Obama.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
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The first African-American student to desegregate the University of Alabama in 1952.
Who is Autherine Lucy
500
Founded the Buzz Marketing Group in 1996. Utilizes social media and trendspotting to help clients like Nike, Steve Madden and MAC.
Who is Tina Wells
500
One of the first women to go natural in the media. She ditched the relaxants and began to show all of her natural glow and beauty.
Who is Thandie Newton
500
A powerful and moving writer, Angelou's work changed the landscape for both female authors and authors of color, and has even influenced modern hip-hop.
Who is Maya Angelou
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She was the first Black woman to hold a Cabinet position, serve as a U.S. ambassador, and head a law school.
Who is Patricia Roberts Harris