Pivotal Black Women in History
This black woman made 20 trips back South, guiding about 300 other freedom-seeking enslaved people to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She was the first black First Lady of the United States from 2009-2017
Who is Michelle Obama?
This black woman directed and produced a Netflix documentary based off her 2019 Coachella performance.
Who is Beyoncé?
R&B girl group formed in the 90s compromised of 3 black women.
Who is Destiny's Child?
First African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Created black hair products, and was named “The first black women millionaire in America.
Who is Madame Cj Walker?
The amount of black women in the US House of Representatives.
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She appeared in more than 300 films and was the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940. She is also a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This black woman also known as the “Queen of Soul”, has been placed 9th on Rolling Stones Greatest Artist of all time, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She was the first black woman to graduate from Ohio University.
Martha Blackburn
This black woman was a poet, civil rights activist, author, and widely known for the publication “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. She is also an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Who is Maya Angelou?
She was Cleveland's Representative and the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2021.
Who is Marcia Fudge?
She became popular for her YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl then went on to write, produce and star in her HBO series Insecure
Who is Issa Rae?
After getting started in New York, she moved to France in the 1920s and became one of Europe's most beloved performers, entrancing her audiences with her enticing dance moves and vocals.
Who is Josephine Baker?
She is the first black woman to travel into space as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. She is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This black woman spoke up against the lynching of black people in the U.S. and later became a co-founder of the NAACP.
Who is Ida B Wells?
She became the first black women congressmen in 1968, and ran for president 4 years later, making her the first major- party Black candidate to run.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
She is an award-winning writer and producer that created many popular TV series such as Scandal, Greys Anatomy and Bridgerton
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
This black woman was the lead singer in a group called “The Fugees”. Her debut solo album won 3 Grammys.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
She served as the vice president of the NAACP from 1940 until she died in 1955, she also founded a boarding school that eventually became Bethune-Cookman College.
Who is Mary Bethune?
She was an outspoken and fearless trans woman who played a vital part in the fight for civil rights for the LGBT community in New York.
Who is Marsha P Johnson
First Black woman to ever be elected to Congress.
Who is Lisa Blunt Rochester?
She’s known for directing and writing many films such as Selma, 13th and When They See Us. She is also an Honorary Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Who is Ava DuVernay?
This Black Woman also known as the “Queen of Gospel” sang at the 1963 March on Washington right before Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
These three black women who worked at NASA are known as the brains behind launching the first man on the moon. These women were also members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Who are Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, and Mary Wilson? (or Hidden Figures)