Who was she? The first African American woman elected to the US Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972), she was an…
Who was she? One of the first female publishers of an American newspaper and the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, she led the Washington Post from 1963 to 1991 and presided over the paper as it reported on the Watergate scandal, which…
Who was she? A Polish French scientist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to have won the award in two scientific fields. Her discovery of the elements…
Who is she? An attorney, politician, and the first female associate justice confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States, she was appointed by president Ronald Reagan as a moderate Republican, often representing conservative Christian values.…
Who was she? Deemed “the first Black woman millionaire in America,” she made her fortune by creating a homemade line of hair care products for black women. She was known as an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist who supported…
Who is she? A Pakistani activist, she survived an assassination attack by the Taliban and became an internationally famous human rights and education advocate, particularly for women. She won the Nobel Peace Prize (2014) and become the youngest-ever…
Who is she? An American journalist and social political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader and a spokeswoman for the American feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she currently works as an organizer, lecturer, and…
Who is she? The first African American child to integrate an all-white public school in Louisiana. She continues to serve as a civil rights activist and runs the Ruby Bridges Foundation, which promotes tolerance, respect, and appreciation of…
Who is she? Currently a civil rights activist, she was the child at the center of the 1946 landmark desegregation court case Mendez v. Westminster School District. She paved the way to successfully end segregation in California and opened the door…
Who was she? A progressive social activist, she cofounded Hull House for Chicago’s poor industrial west-side neighborhood, the first settlement house of its kind in the United States. Known for her peaceful advocation for juvenile court system…
