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Discover Black women's legacies month by month. Explore history's milestones and celebrate the remarkable achievements of influential figures.
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Jul 15
July
Maggie Lena Walker
On July 24, 1903, Maggie L. Walker became the first woman to serve as president of a U.S. bank, as well as the first woman founder of a U.S. bank, when she rallied members of the Independent Order of St. Luke to charter and capitalize the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Virginia.
Jul 30
July
Anita Hill
Attorney, educator, and author, Hill (1956) is most well known for her public testimony during the 1991 Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Hill, who had worked under Thomas at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), accused him of sexual harassment.
Sep 23
September
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