Eunice Hunton Carter
One of New York’s first female African-American lawyers and one of the first African-American prosecutors in the United States.
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Doria Shafik
Eminent Egyptian feminist
Siza Khwela
South African chemical engineer
Charlotte E Ray
The first African-American woman to become a lawyer in the U.S.
Claudia L Gordon
In 2000, Claudia L. Gordon became the first Deaf Black female lawyer in the U.S.
Florence Mnumzana
South African nurse and anti-apartheid activist
Florence Matomela
South African anti-apartheid activist
Florence Mkhize
South African anti-apartheid activist
Florence Mophosho
South African women’s rights activist
Anita Hill
By telling her own story of repeated harassment from a man in power, Anita Hill amplified the voices of millions of other women and men struggling with workplace harassment.