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Violette Anderson |
First African-American woman to practice law before
the U.S. Supreme Court |
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Elizabeth Koontz |
First African-American President of the National
Education Association, former Director of the Women's Bureau |
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Yvonne Miller |
Virginia State Senator |
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Willie Whiting |
Circuit Court Judge of Cook County, Chicago, IL |
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Edythe White |
First women to serve on the Jackson, AL City Council |
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Thelma Duggin |
Political Activist |
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Dr. Elaine Johnson |
ADAHMA Director, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services |
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Dr. Lucy Perez |
Medical Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Dr. Deborah P. Wolfe Member |
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education
and Labor, Former US Education Chief,
Chairperson of the New Jersey Board of Higher
Education |
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Algenita Scott Davis |
Past National President, National Bar Association |
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Dionne Warwick |
International recording artist |
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Towanda Braxton |
Recording artist> |
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Esther Rolle |
Actress |
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Ja'Net DuBois |
Actress/Singer/Artist |
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Grace Brumbry |
International Opera Singer |
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Sarah Vaughn |
International Jazz Singer |
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Zora Neale Hurston |
Anthologist, Modern writer, and Folklorist |
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Dr. Alyce Gullantee |
First Black Psychiatrist to receive an Emmy |
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Clara McLaughlin |
President and CEO, East Texas Television - First
African-American woman to own and operate a television station |
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Sheryl Underwood |
Comedienne |
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Myrtice Taylor |
First African-American superintendent for curriculum
and instruction - Atlanta Public Schools |
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Jylla Foster |
Former International Grand Basileus and Branch
Manager for IBM |
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Versia Lindsay |
First woman to graduate from the School of Sciences,
Atlanta University |
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Freddye Henderson |
Owner of the nation's first African-American travel
agency |
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Minnie Ripperton |
Singer |
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Anita Turpeau Anderson |
First Woman on the debate team, Howard University |
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Julia Carson |
Representative, Indiana |
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Lullelia Harrison |
First Executive Secretary of any of the greek
letter organizations |
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Sheila Williams |
First Black Woman News and Public Affairs Director
for two radio stations simultaneously |