Althea Gibson
Before Serena Williams, there was Althea Gibson. Althea Gibson is the first African American woman to compete at the U.S. National...
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley St. Hill was born on November 30, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York. She spent part of her childhood with her grandmother in Barbados....
Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin was born in Montgomery, Alabama on September 5, 1939. Colvin is known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a...
Cathay Williams
Cathay Williams was born in 1844 as a slave in Independence, MO. She is known as the only black woman documented to enlist and serve in...
Linda Martell
Linda Martell was born in Leesville, South Carolina on June 4, 1941. She grew up with an appreciation for different types of music....
Mary Jane Patterson
Mary Jane Patterson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1840. She became the first African American woman to receive a college degree....