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