Dr Helen Octavia Dickens
Dr. Dickens became the first African American woman admitted to American College of Surgeons in 1950.
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Aesha Ash
Aesha Ash is an internationally acclaimed, talented dancer who founded a nonprofit to inspire young black girls to pursue their dance dreams.
Mary Patterson
In 1862, Mary Jane Patterson became the first African-American woman to receive a BA degree when she graduated from Oberlin College with a B.A. degree and highest honors.
Gloria Richardson
Leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
Dr G Valerie Beckles-Neblett
G. Valerie Beckles-Neblett, M.D. organizes medical missions to Haiti and Honduras, two of the poorest countries in the world. Along with the other doctors she recruits for her trips, Dr. Beckles treated thousands of people — many who had never visited a doctor before.
Arianna Sparrow
Working for African Americans’ civil and political rights, Arianna C. Sparrow joined Black women’s organizations to protest racial discrimination and support women’s suffrage.
Dr Ethel Allen
In 1975, Dr. Ethel Allen became the first African American councilwoman elected to an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council.
Minnie McNeal Kenny
During the course of her 43-year career, Ms. McNeal Kenny received NSA’s two highest awards: the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (1980) and the Exceptional Civilian Service Award (1984).
Dr Elizabeth Odilile Ofili
Dr. Elizabeth O. Ofili was the first woman president of the Association of Black Cardiologists.
Dr Edith Irby Jones
Dr. Edith Irby Jones was the first woman to be elected president of the National Medical Association and the first African American student to attend the University of Arkansas School of Medicine (now the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences).