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Women in Black History

An ever-expanding list of resources for learning about famous African American women and other women of Black History. You'll find women who are famous and women who should be better-known, from early America and slavery to the 21st century, including the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights movement. See also: African American History and Women: Timeline 1492-present

Famous African American Women: A - M

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Marian Anderson

Regina Anderson

Maya Angelou

Pearl Bailey

Josephine Baker

Daisy Bates

Mary McLeod Bethune

Marita Bonner

Gwendolyn Brooks

Hallie Quinn Brown

Shirley Chisholm

Angela Davis

Ruby Dee

Henriette Delille

Alice Dunbar-Nelson

Marian Wright Edelman

Elizabeth ("Old Elizabeth")

Myrlie Evers

Jessie Redmon Fauset

Althea Gibson

Angelina Weld Grimke

Fannie Lou Hamer

Lorraine Hansberry

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Dorothy Height

Sally Hemings

Billie Holiday

Ariel Williams Holloway

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Lena Horne

Zora Neale Hurston

Mae Jemison

Georgia Douglas Johnson

Barbara Jordan

Florynce Kennedy

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Nella Larsen

Edmonia Lewis

Audre Lorde

Wangari Maathai

Toni Morrison

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