Carlota: Heroine of Cuba
“There was a militarily gifted and exceptionally daring woman in the front line: Carlota, of Lucumbi origin…” In 1843, Carlota Lucumí, an enslaved African woman,...
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Black Women’s History
Patricia E. Bath: World-famous Ophthalmologist
Patricia E. Bath discovered and invented the Laserphaco Probe, a new device for cataract surgery. Bath is also the first Black woman doctor to receive...
Mahalia Jackson: Queen of Gospel
Mahalia Jackson was gospel music’s first superstar and is considered the greatest gospel singer ever to live. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as...
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti: The Lioness of Lisabi
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the mother of musical legend, Fela Kuti, was also a legend, herself. Known as the Lioness of Lisabi, she was a Nigerian teacher,...
Juanita Moore: Star of Imitation of Life
Juanita Moore was an Oscar-nominated African-American actress, best known for her starring role in the remake of Imitation of Life (1959). Moore was the fifth...
Fanny Jackson Coppin: The Matriarch of Coppin State University
Fanny Jackson Coppin was an African-American educator and missionary and a lifelong advocate for female higher education. Fanny Jackson was born enslaved in Washington D.C....
Mary Ann Shadd: The first Black woman publisher in North America
Mary Ann Shadd, was the first Black woman in North America to publish a newspaper and the first woman to study for a law degree...
Faith Ringgold: Acclaimed Story Quilt Maker
Faith Ringgold is an African-American painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor and performance artist best known for her large, painted story quilts. Born Faith Willi...
Fannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Heroine
“One day I know the struggle will change. There’s got to be a change—not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United...
Sanité Bélair: The Tigress of Haiti
Sanité Bélair (born Suzanne Bélair), was a Haitian freedom fighter and revolutionary during the Haitian Revolution. Sanité, whom Dessalines described as “a tigress,” is formally...