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Black Women Through History

Explore the remarkable journey of Black women through the annals of time. From unsung heroines to iconic trailblazers, our platform is dedicated to illuminating the diverse narratives, achievements, and contributions of Black women throughout history. Join us in celebrating their resilience, brilliance, and indelible impact on society.

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Selma Hortense Burke

Dec 31

Nichelle Nichols

Dec 28

Stephanie St. Clair, The Queen of Harlem

Dec 24

Waiting to Exhale

Dec 22

Florence Griffith Joyner

Dec 21

Cicely Tyson

Dec 19

The Color Purple

Dec 18

Kathryn Magnolia Johnson

Dec 15

Eslanda Goode Robeson

Dec 15

Ella Baker

Dec 13

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

Dec 11

Olivia Clarke Stanford

Dec 10

Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley

Dec 5

Shirley Chisholm

Nov 30

Sybil Haydel Morial

Nov 26

Anna Lucasta (1958)

Nov 26

Anna Johnson Julian

Nov 24

Dorothy Butler Gilliam

Nov 24

Mamie Till Mobley

Nov 23

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Nov 22

Pauli Murray

Nov 20

Dominique Dawes

Nov 20

Malcom X

Nov 18

Helen Jones Woods

Nov 14

Condoleezza Rice

Nov 14

Whoopi Goldberg

Nov 13

Daisy Bates

Nov 11

Shirley Graham Du Bois

Nov 11

Dorothy Dandridge

Nov 9

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Ku Klux Klan bombing of 4 little girls in Birmingham, Alabama - Denise McNair (11), Addie Mae Collins (14), Carole Robertson (14), and Cynthia Wesley (14).

Lena Frances Edwards

Board Certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist

Sarah Louise "Sadie" Delany

Educator, Author

Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan

Frances Mary Albrier

Betty Reid Soskin

Mary Church Terrell

"A white woman has only one handicap to overcome - that of sex. I have two - both sex and race. ... Colored men have only one - that of race. Colored women are the only group in this country who have two heavy handicaps to overcome, that of race as well as that of sex."

Jesse Carney Smith

Smith (1930) is a retired Librarian, Archivist, and Author of over 50 publications including Notable Black American Women. In 1964, Smith became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. degree in library science from the University of Illinois.

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Released September 24, 1972

The Little Rock 9

Vetted and recruited by Daisy Bates, President of the Arkansas branch of the NAACP, nine students were selected to integrate Central High School in Little Rock in 1957 (September 4, 1957-September 25, 1957).

Stephanie Wilson

NASA Astronaut, Aerospace engineer, and the second black woman to travel into Space.

Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll

Starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Allen Payne.

Frances Taylor Davis

Davis (1929-2018) was the first Black ballerina to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet, a Broadway actress, member of the Katherine Dunham Company, and the first wife of Miles Davis.

Brenda E. Robinson

Robinson (1956) is the Navy's first black woman to earn her wings of gold (June 6, 1980).

Bethann Hardison

Virginia Proctor Powell Florence

Florence (1897-1991) was the first Black woman to graduate from a professional library program in the United States.

Zenobia Powell Perry

Pianist Composer Educator

C. Delores Tucker

“I am here to put the nation on notice that violence perpetuated against women in the music industry in the forms of gangster rap and misogynist lyrics will not be tolerated any longer.” Tucker (1927-2005), dubbed “the most hated woman in hip hop” …

Fannie Lou Hamer

"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired".

Mayor of Compton

Starring Diana Ross

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee

Josephine Henderson Heard

Poet and Educator

Alice Childress

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