Black Women in Non-Traditional Fields Presented By: Shakeria Griffin I know I will survive, I'm a fighter. Of my two "handicaps" being female put more obstacles in my path than being black. Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.
Traditional Roles of Women Caretaker Nurse School Teacher Housekeeper Secretary Seamstress
Women of Courage Mary Elizabeth Bowser Harriett Jacobs Mary Church Terrell Diana Fletcher:Not Pictured Ida B. Wells Barnett
Educators & Literary Women Phillis Wheatley Mary Ann Shadd Cary Mary McLeod Bethune Zora Neale Hurston
Entrepreneurs Madam C.J. Walker ( Sarah Breedlove McWilliams Walker) Oprah Winfrey
Black Women in the Military Command Sergeant Major Michelle S. Jones U.S.Army Reserve Captain Patricia Johnson U.S. Marine Corps Captain Lillian E. Fishburne U.S. Navy
Women In Entertainment Josephine Baker Hattie McDaniel Marian Anderson
Women in Science and Medicine Rebecca Lee: No Photos Available DR. MAE CAROL JEMISON Mary Eliza Mahoney R.N
Women In Politics Shirley Chisholm Carol Moseley Braun Barbara Jordan
Women In Sports Vonetta Flowers Wilma Rudolph
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