Women in History
An American civil rights activist. She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
The first Black woman to direct a film with a budget over $100 million, and the first Black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She is a recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, a NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee of an Academy Award and Golden Globe
Who is Ava DuVernay?
Original songwriter of the song "Hound Dog" and revolutionary in the world of blues and R&B, she was an American singer and songwriter.
Who is Big Mama Thornton?
The first Black woman millionaire in America; she made her fortune thanks to her homemade line of hair care products for Black women after suffering from a scalp ailment that resulted in her own hair loss.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
"No, I don't want no scrub "
What is No Scrubs by TLC?
An American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance, best known for her work Lift Every Voice and Sing (formerly known as The Harp). She advocated for equal rights for African Americans in the arts, enrolling black artists in the newly founded Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.
Who is Augusta Savage?
The first black Disney princess in an animated movie who graced the screen in 2009 with the New-Orlean spin on the classic story of the Princess and the Frog.
Who is Princess Tiana?
A very successful Motown all-female singing group during the 1960s. in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal band, with 12 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100
Who are the Supremes?
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. She became known for actively influencing Roman politics at a crucial period and her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
"Love me! Curtis was supposed to love me!"
Who is Effie from Dreamgirls?
This woman ruled over Egypt longer than any other female pharaoh.
Who is Hatshepsut?
The first black female superhero in Marvel comics; making her debut in 1975.
Who is Misty Knight?
Who is Ms. Tina Turner?
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe?
This is the highest position to have been held by a woman in Congress.
What is minority leader Nancy Pelosi?
It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts.”
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This famous phrase was uttered by Sojourner Truth at a women’s suffrage convention in Ohio.
What is “Ain’t I a woman”?
American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of President Barack Obama. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position.
Who is Michelle Obama?
She is the most-awarded and most-nominated artist in Grammy history with a total of 32 awards and 88 nominations from the Grammy Awards for her music.
Who is Beyoncé?
A former slave, abolitionist, and spy who was known for volunteering to help the Union Army gather intelligence behind Confederate enemy lines. She also helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad making over 13 rescue missions.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
“I’ll play you.” “For what?” “For your heart!”
Who is Monica from Love and Basketball?
They were an all-female army that existed in West Africa from the 1600s to the end of the 1800s as part of the military forces in the Kingdom of Dahomey.
Who are the Agojie?
Who are the Dahomey Amazons?
The first African American female engineer to work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958.
Who is Mary Jackson?
Was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. Was also in the movies, The Body Guard and Waiting to Exhale.
Who is Whitney Houston?
The first African-American woman to serve as a justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
"Reclaiming my time."
Who is Maxine Waters?