Mae Carol Jemison is an American physician and NASA astronaut, who became the first black woman to travel in space.
Camilla Ella Williams (October 18, 1919 – January 29, 2012) was an American operatic soprano, and the first African American to have received a contract with a major American opera company.
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. – Alice Walker
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was appointed by President Truman to the Committee on Civil Rights in 1948. She is believed to be the first black woman to hold a doctorate in economics and to become a lawyer in Pennsylvania.
How this week’s woman of the week became a sign from the Universe, pointing me to my passion.
On this day in 1932, Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) became the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
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