Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992) was a trailblazing LGBTQ+ activist and drag performer. A key figure in the Stonewall uprising, she co-founded STAR with Sylvia Rivera to support homeless trans and queer youth. Her legacy lives on.

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Maria P. Williams (1866–1932) was a pioneering African American filmmaker and journalist. In 1923, she became the first Black woman film producer with The Flames of Wrath, while also advocating for the arts and women’s voices.


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Biography: Alice Coachman Alice Coachman was the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic gold medal.

Alice Coachman was the first Black woman from any country to win Olympic gold, overcoming segregation to inspire generations of athletes. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biog...


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Gwendolyn Brooks Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize and the first Black woman to serve as Poetry Consultant to the Library of Congress. www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gwendo...

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Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize and the first Black woman to serve as Poetry Consultant to the Library of Congress.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gwendolyn-brooks


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Ethel Waters Ethel Waters (1896–1977) was a blues singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own television show and to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Ethel Waters (1896–1977) was a blues singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own television show and to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Source: nmaahc.si.edu/ethel-waters

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Biography: Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American, woman pilot.

In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license.

Source: www.womenshistory.org/education-re...

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Jesse Owens | Biography, Olympics, Medals, & Facts | Britannica Jesse Owens (1913–80) was an American track-and-field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. His Olympic victories were a blow to Adolf Hitler’s intention to use the…

Jesse Owens was a track and field athlete who set a world record in the log jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and went unrivaled for 25 years.

Source: www.britannica.com/biography/Je...

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In 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, citing her constitutional rights. She was arrested—months before Rosa Parks. www.womenshistory.org/resources/ge...

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