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Here’s a round-up of important Black historical figures you need to know about. ... Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to ...
Find out what groundbreaking organization Ida B. Wells helped to found, who the first Black woman in space was, and a host of other facts on notable figures in history including Maya Angelou ...
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.
Many Black women participating in informal leadership positions, acting as natural "bridge leaders" and, thus, working in the background in communities and rallying support for the movement at a local level, partly explains why standard narratives neglect to acknowledge the imperative roles of women in the civil rights movement.
Mary Jane Patterson (September 12, 1844 – September 24, 1894) was an American educator born to a previously enslaved mother and a freeborn father. [1] She is notable because she is claimed to be the first African-American woman to receive a B.A degree.
Maggie Lena Draper was born on July 15, 1864, the daughter of Elizabeth Draper and Eccles Cuthbert. [4] [5] [a] Her mother, a former slave, was an assistant cook at the Van Lew estate in Church Hill of Richmond, Virginia, where she met Cuthbert, an Irish American journalist for the New York Herald, based in Virginia.
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.
Gray graduated in June 1890, becoming the first African-American woman dentist in the United States. [4] Gray's accomplishment was widely published and she opened an office at 216 Ninth Street in Cincinnati. [7] [8] [9] In her practice, she serviced both white and black patients and was repeatedly cited in black media as a role model for other ...