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Famous African American Woman. By:Chardana Bolding. First African-American poet to win a Pulitzer Prize,in…. Gwendolyn Brooks. Became the first woman president of Spelman College,in…. Johnnetta Cole. First African-American stunt pilot to stage a public flight,in…. Bessie Coleman.
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Famous African American Woman By:Chardana Bolding
First African-American poet to win a Pulitzer Prize,in… Gwendolyn Brooks
Became the first woman president of Spelman College,in… Johnnetta Cole
First African-American stunt pilot to stage a public flight,in… Bessie Coleman
She opened a school to educate “young ladies of color” in… Prudence Crandall
Her play,Raisin in the sun,was the first drama by an African American woman to be staged on Broadway,in… Lorraine Hansberry
First African Amercian woman to serve in a president’s cabinet,in… Roberta Harris
Known as the “Queen of Gospel,” she performed at President Jphn F. Kennedy’s inauguration in… Mahalia Jackson
Her first of many blues recordings,”Downhearted Blues,” was made in… Bessie Smith
First president of a new organization, the Natinal Association of Colored Women, in… Mary Terrell
Famous as the author of The Color Purple,,which was published in… Alice Walker