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FEB 1

THE MOSES OF HER TIME WHO LEAD HER PEOPLE TO FREEDOM OVERCOMING THE THREATS TOWARD HER FREEDOM AND SAFTEY

FEB 1

Harriet Tubman

FEB 1

FEB 2

A JOURNALIST WHO MADE SURE SHE WAS ACTIVE IN WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE AND RIGHTS. SHE CO-FOUNDED THE N.A.A.C.P. IN 1909

FEB 2

Ida B. Wells

FEB 4

THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE SELF-MADE MILLIONAIRE BY DEVELOPING AND MARKETING A HAIR AND BEAUTY LINE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN

FEB 4

madam CJ Walker

FEB 5

MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE

SHE WAS THE FOUNDER OF DAYTONA BEACH LITERARY & INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR NEGRO GIRLS WHICH LATER LED TO BETHUNE-COOKMAN COLLEGE IN 1929.

FEB 3

MAGGIE FOUNDED ST. LUKE PENNY SAVINGS BANK IN RICHMOND, VA. IN 1903. SHE WAS THE 1ST FEMALE BANK PRESIDENT OF ANY RACE IN THE UNITED STATES

FEB 3

Maggie lena walker

FEB 6

FANNIE LOU HAMER

SHE WAS THE 1ST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO UNITED STATES CONGRESS IN 1968. AFTER THAT, IN 1993 SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME

FEB 7

NINA SIMONE

ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS AND SONGWRITERS OF ALL TIME WHO WOULD OPENLY ADDRESS RACIAL INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES IN SONGS LIKE "MISSISSIPPI GODDAMN"

FEB 8

FRANCES CRESS WELSING

THE AMERICAN-BORN AFRO-CENTRIST, PSYCHIATRIST, AND AUTHOR BELIEVED PEOPLE OF COLOR NEEDED TO LIBERATE THEMSELVES PHYSIOLOGICALLY FROM WHITE DOMINATION.

FEB 9

CLAUDETTE COLVIN

IN 1955, AT THE TENDER AGE OF 15, SHE REFUSED TO MOVE FROM HER SEAT ON A MONTGOMERY BOUND SEGREGATED BUS. SHE WAS DRAGGED OFF THE BUS, HANDCUFFED AND TAKEN TO ADULT JAIL

FEB 10

Angela Davis

CO-FOUNDER OF THE CRITICAL RESISTANCE, AN ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ABOLISH PRISON-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, SHE WAS THE LEADER OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY USA IN THE 1960, AND A STRONG ACTIVIST

FEB 11

MAE JEMISON

IN 1992, ABOARD THE ENDEAVER, SHE BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE ASTRONAUT TO TRAVEL INTO SPACE.

FEB 13

PATRICIA BATH

ON NOVEMBER 4, 1942, SHE BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO COMPLETE A RESIDENCY IN OPHTHALMOLOGY IN 1973. IN 1986, SHE INVENTED LASERPHACO PROBE. SHE PATENTED THE DEVICE IN 1988, BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICA FEMALE DOCTOR TO RECEIVE A MEDICAL PATENT.

FEB 14

OPRAH WINFREY

OPRAH WINFREY WAS FIRED FROM HER FIRST TELEVISION JOB BECAUSE SHE WAS DEEMED "UNFIT FOR TV". SHE ovHERcame HER OBSTACLE AND IS NOW THE FIRST AFRICAN - AMERICAN WOMAN BILLIONAIRE IN WORLD HISTORY WITH A NET WORTH OF 1.8 BILLION

FEB 12

Lorraine Hansberry

SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK PLAYWRIGHT TO HAVE A SHOW PRODUCED ON BROADWAY. AT AGE 29, SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST AMERICAN TO WIN A NEW YORK CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD.

FEB 15

BARBARA PROCTOR

IN 1970, SHE BEGAN HER OWN ADVERTISING AGENCY PROCTOR AND GAMBLE AFTER SHE FELT THE MARKET NEEDED BETTER. SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO OWN AND OPERATE AN ADVERTISING AGENCY.

FEB 16

KATHERINE JOHNSON

GRADUATING COLLEGE AT 18, SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK STUDENTS INTEGRATED INTO WEST VIRGINIA'S GRADUATE SCHOOLS. AFTER BEING REJECTED BY NASA ONCE, SHE APPLIED AGAIN AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MATHEMATICIANS TO SEND THE FIRST MAN TO THE MOON.

FEB 17

PHILLIS WHEATLEY

SHE WAS CAPTURED AND SOLD INTO SLAVERY AT AGE 7. SHE STARTED WRITING POETRY AT AGE 13. MANY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT HER POEMS WERE WRITTEN BY HER SO SHE HAD TO PROVE HERSELF IN FRONT OF A PANEL. SHE GREW UP TO BE THE FIRST PUBLISHED AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN PAVING THE WAY FOR OTHERS.

FEB 18

SELMA BURKE

BORN AND RAISED IN MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, HER CAREER AS AN ARTIST HAS SPANNED MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS. SHE HAS SCULPTED FIGURES SUCH AS BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, AND REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HER MOST NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROSSERVELT WHICH IS THE IMAGE FOUND ON THE DIME.

FEB 19

Barbara Ross Lee

THOUGH HER SISTER DIANA ROSS IS FAMOUS FOR HER SINGING, BARBARA ROSS-LEE IS FAMOUS FOR BEING THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN APPOINTED AS DEAN OF AM AMERICAN MEDICAL SCHOOL. SHE IS CURRENTLY SPEARHEADING AN EFFORT TO OPEN A SECOND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ON THE CAMPUS OF ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.

FEB 20

MARY KENNER

BORN IN MONROE, NORTH CAROLINA, SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO INVENT A SANITARY BELT IN 1956 AND A BATHROOM TISSUE HOLDER IN 1982. THE SANITARY BELT IS KNOWN TODAY AS A SANITARY NAPKIN THAT WE USE DURING OUR MONTHLY CYCLES. THE SANITARY NAPKIN WAS PATENTED 30 YEARS LATER AFTER REJECTION WHEN A COMPANY FOND OUT SHE WAS AFRICAN AMERICAN.

FEB 21

OLIVIA HOOKER

AFTER SURVIVING A RACE-RELATED ATTACK IN 1921 IN TULSA OKLAHOMA, OLIVIA HOOKER IS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO ENLIST IN THE COAST GUARD AND A DISTINGUISHED PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY.

FEB 22

HATTIE MCDANIEL

HATTIE WAS THE "FIRST" FOR A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACCOLADES. SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTERTAINED TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD. SHE ALSO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICE HEARD ON A RADIO. SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN AN OSCAR.

FEB 23

SARAH RECTOR

THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TEENAGER TO BECOME A BLACK MILLIONAIRE AFTER MADAM C.J. WALKER. BY THE AGE OF 18, SHE OWNED STOCKS, BONDS, A BOARDING HOUSE, A BAKERY, AND THE BUSY BEE CAFE IN MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA.

FEB 24

MAYA ANGELOU

AFTER BEING MUTE FOR 5 YEARS IN HER CHILDHOOD, MAYA ANGELOU LEARNED 6 LANGUAGES INCLUDING FRENCH, SPANISH, HEBREW, ITALIAN, AND FANTE. SHE WAS ONLY THE SECOND POET IN HISTORY TO RECITE WORK AT A PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION. SHE BECAME FAMOUS AFTER WRITING I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS.

FEB 25

Angela rye

Political Commentator for CNN and Political Analyst for NPR, she is also the CEO of IMPACT Strategies. She also served on several boards including the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, Seattle University School of Law Alumni, and Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network.

FEB 26

Shuwanza goff

THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE AS FLOOR DIRECTOR IN CONGRESS

FEB 27

michelle obama

MICHELLE OBAMA WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRST LADY IN THE WHITE HOUSE SUPPORTING MILITARY FAMILIES AND ENDING CHILDHOOD OBESITY

FEB 28

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