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The Fultz sisters (born May 23, 1946) were a set of American quadruplets who became famous as the first identical African American quadruplets on record. They made promotional appearances for Pet Milk in a deal that provided their family land, a house, and a full-time nurse. The sisters were later adopted by the nurse.
Ionia Rollin Whipper (September 8, 1872 – April 13, 1953) was an American obstetrician and public health outreach worker. A 1903 graduate of Howard University School of Medicine, she was one of the few African-American women physicians of her generation.
Ethel Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, on October 31, 1896 (some sources incorrectly state her birth year as 1900 [5] [1] [6]) to African-American mother Louise Anderson (1881–1962). Her birth was the result of the rape of teenaged Louise Anderson [ 1 ] by 17-year-old John Wesley (a.k.a. Wesley John) Waters (1878–1901), [ 1 ] a ...
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002.
A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first Black female principal in NYC.
With her mother's guidance and training, she mastered advanced piano techniques and was labeled a child prodigy. [7] When Scott was eight years old, she began studying with Professor Paul Wagner of the Juilliard School of Music. In 1933, her mother organized her own Alma Long Scott's All-Girl Jazz Band, where Scott played the piano and trumpet. [8]
This is a list of African-American activists [1] ... specifically working mothers [9] Jeannette Carter (1886–1964), lawyer, labor organizer, and suffragist;