Mary Ellen Pleasant
Mary Ellen Pleasant was perhaps the most powerful Black woman in Gold Rush-era San Francisco.
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Marva Collins
“For thirty years, we have done what other schools declare impossible,” explains Collins, who has trained more than one hundred thousand teachers, principals, and administrators in the methodology developed and practiced at her Westside Preparatory School in Chicago.
Darlene Clark Hine
“When I decided to become a historian,” recalls Darlene Clark Hine, “the last group I intended to study was black women.” That these words come from arguably the most influential scholar of African-American women’s history reflects the intertwined evolution of a career and field of study shaped by a struggle for recognition and legitimacy.
Maggie Ingram
Matriach of the Legendary Ingramettes, widely considered Richmond, Va.’s “First Family of Gospel,” uplifting audiences for over six decades while becoming beloved cultural icons in the community.
Mamie Williams
Mamie Luella Williams was a lifelong educator in Topeka, Kansas.
Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun served in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999 as a Democrat from Illinois.
Laverne Brackens
A textile artist from Fairfield, Texas, Laverne Brackens represents a long tradition of improvisational quiltmaking among African-American women.
Linda Goss
Linda Goss has blazed a trail in the Black Storytelling Tradition. She is called “Mama Linda” in honor of her mastery as a tradition bearer and premier contributor to the art of storytelling.
Lucille Preston
Lucille “Sweets” Preston rose to prominence in the 1930s as a vaudeville dancer at the Cotton Club and member of the Slim & Sweets comedy duo.
Margaret Murray Washington
Margaret Murray Washington rose from humble beginnings to prominence as an educator, reformer, and clubwoman.