Catherine Flon
Catherine Flon was a seamstress who famously sewed the first Haitian flag at the request of Dessalines, but she is also known for having nursed the sick and wounded after nearby battles.
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Cécile Fatiman
Cécile Fatiman was a mambo (a vodou priestess) who is believed to have formed networks on the island of Haiti that would transfer information from plantation to plantation.
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité
She became the first Empress of Haiti after her marriage to General Jean-Jacques Dessalines who crowned himself emperor of Haiti on October 8, 1804.
Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile
Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile was a important figure in the Revolution and is known for having gathered the remaining parts of Haiti’s first Emperor, Jean-Jacques Dessalines after his brutal assassination.
Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére
Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére was a Haitian soldier known not only for her courage but for her skills in battle and strategy. She was a leading figure in the pivotal Battle of Crête-á-Pierrot in 1802.
Martha Putney
African-American Women’s Army Corps officer during World War II
Channyn Parker
Channyn Parker works as the Manager of the TransLife Center of Chicago House.
Nella Larsen
Harlem Renaissance writer
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) studied the African-based dances and rituals of the Caribbean area and based many choreographic works on that research.
Juliann Jane Tillman
African Methodist Episcopal preacher