Katherine Johnson Biography (19182020)
One of NASA's human 'computers,' Katherine Johnson performed the complex calculations that enabled humans to successfully achieve space flight. Her story is depicted in the 2016 movie 'Hidden Figures.'
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Patricia Bath Biography (19422019)
Patricia Bath was the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract trea ...
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Marie M. Daly Biography (19212003)
Marie M. Daly is best known for being the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States.
Who Was Marie M. Daly?
Marie M. Daly was an American biochemist. She was raised ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 7:19PM
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Adrienne Kennedy Biography (1931)
American playwright Adrienne Kennedy has influenced the theater with complex, at times surrealist, work that centers Black women.
Who Is Adrienne Kennedy?
Playwright Adrienne Kennedy first gained attention ...
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Charlotte Forten Grimke
Junious Ricardo Stanton
As we celebrate Womens History Month there are countless Black women we are unaware of whose contributions to society, the country and the world need to be shared on a wider level. One such woman ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 4:14PM
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Sadie Alexander Biography (18981989)
Sadie Alexander was an American economist, lawyer and civil rights advocate who achieved multiple firsts as a Black woman in the 20th century.
Who Was Sadie Alexander?
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander brok ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 11:14PM
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Biography (1970)
Ketanji Brown Jackson is a federal judge, former federal public defender and the first Black woman nominated to become an associate justice on the Supreme Court.
Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Ketanji B ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:53PM
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Oprah Winfrey Biography (1954)
Billionaire media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey is best known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. From there she launched her own television network, OWN.
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Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:21PM
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Michelle Obama Biography (1964)
Michelle Obama is a lawyer, writer and the wife of former U.S. President Barack Obama. Prior to her role as first lady, she was a lawyer, Chicago city administrator and community-outreach worker.
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Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:00PM
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