Twitter has been educating people regarding all the fabulous things that women of color have achieved, been the “first” to do and more! From famous individuals to the woman that is quietly making strides in your local neighborhood, we picked a few of our favorites. Check out these historical facts about the accomplishments of our Black women.
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1. MICHELLE OBAMA
The ONLY first lady to have graduated from an Ivy League university for undergrad. She went to Princeton University.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
2. WHITNEY HOUSTON
The late singer was the executive producer for both ‘The Princess Diaries’ AND ‘The Cheetah Girls’!
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
3. RUBY BRIDGES
First African-American child to attend an all-White public elementary school.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
4. DAHOMEY WARRIORS
The only female soldiers in the world who served as combat troops. (Dahomey was renamed to Benin in 1975 and is located in West Africa).
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
5. MATTIWILDA DOBBS
First Black woman to perform at the Teatro alla Scala opera house have a contract with the MET Opera and lead the San Francisco Opera.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
6. BARBARA JORDAN
Lawyer Barbara Jordan laid the groundwork for the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
7. ANNA HEDGEMAN
First Black woman to hold a mayoral cabinet position.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
8. ALYCE DIXON
One of the first Black women to serve in the Army and was the oldest female veteran at age 108.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
9. JANET JACKSON
The first Black woman to win MTV’s Video Vanguard Award in 1990.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
10. SARAH GOODE
The first African-American woman to receive a patent for the cabinet bed.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
11. JACKIE ORMES
The first and only Black woman cartoonist until the 1990s.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
12. MAE JEMISON
The first African-American woman in space (1992).
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
13. HARRIET TUBMAN
The American abolitionist and humanitarian led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
14. BIDDY MASON
Born into slavery and sued for her freedom, she became one of the richest people in Los Angeles. She was an African-American nurse and a Californian real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist. She was also the founder of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
15. PATRICIA ROBERTS
The first African-American woman to hold a cabinet position (United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare). It was under the Jimmy Carter administration.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
16. SIMONE BILES
First woman ever to win three straight all-around world championships in gymnastics.
#BlackWomenDidThat: 19 Women That Have Helped Crack The Glass Ceiling was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
