Anna Bobbitt Gardner
In 1932, Anna Bobbitt Gardner (1901-97) became the first African American women to be awarded a bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.
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Delia Derbyshire
Delia Derbyshire is best known for her work with the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop and creating the famous Dr Who theme music.
Dr Evelyn Abdalah Menconi
Lebanese-American cultural ambassador in Boston
Myrna Vázquez
Renowned Puerto Rican actress
Sarah-Ann Shaw
Boston’s first Black woman TV reporter, who led Civil Rights voter efforts, told neighborhood stories, and earned numerous accolades.
Carmen de Lavallade
Dancer, choreographer and film, television and theater actor
Alaíde Ventura Medina
Mexican anthropologist, writer and editor.
Ana María Vázquez
Essayist and playwright
Roberta Byrd Barr
Roberta Byrd Barr was an African American educator, civil rights leader, actor, librarian, and television personality.
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt purchased a small Seattle radio station with almost no listeners in 1947. She expanded it into one of the finest broadcasting empires in the nation.