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21 Black Women Who Shaped History. Celebrate Black History. These 21 Black women changed history forever. Meet the famous females who defied the odds, pushed boundaries and paved the...
10 of the Most Important Black Women in U.S. History. New York Times Co. / Getty Images. By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on December 12, 2020. Black women have made important contributions to the United States throughout its history.
By John Harrington. PUBLISHED: December 30, 2021 at 11:10 a.m. | UPDATED: December 30, 2021 at 4:10 p.m. 36 Black women who changed American history | The stories of all these women point...
Be inspired by an exceptional group of women in this collection of films and stories. Each of the Black women featured here have made a special mark on their communities and the world....
In the US, the stories of a select few Black women — Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Ida B. Wells, to name a few — seem to circulate on a regular rotation in school classrooms, inspirational calendars and social media memes.
1. Amanda Smith. Orator and evangelist Amanda Smith forged a new role for women in the Methodist church in the late 19th century. Some of Smith's many accomplishments include establishing an orphanage for Black children outside of Chicago, Illinois.
Here are five African American women who changed history. 1. Althea Gibson. I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it's half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people who carried me. - Althea Gibson. Althea Gibson, November 20, 1958. Credit.
