Bernadette Bascom
American R&B singer and music education program founder
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Rosa Franklin
The first African-American woman to serve as a Washington state senator
Agnes Jones Adams
Remembered as a remarkable public speaker, Agnes J. Adams actively participated in the Black clubwomen’s movement and other Boston organizations dedicated to racial justice.
Ijeoma Oluo
Ijeoma Oluo is a Seattle-based feminist and antiracist writer and speaker.
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Bertha Pitts Campbell had many successes when it came to empowering women and fighting racism.
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding was gifted with a natural talent for music. Not only is she an amazing jazz singer, but she can also play the upright bass at the same time, a skill that takes most musicians years to be able to do. While her music is categorized as jazz, she incorporates elements of R&B and Brazilian music into her songs.
Amanda Morgan
In 2022, Morgan achieved a historic milestone by becoming the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s first Black woman ballerina in its fifty year existence.
Zanele Muholi
Visual activist who documents Black gay, lesbian, transgender, and intersex people in South Africa.
Elizabeth Catlett
In a career spanning more than 70 years, Elizabeth Catlett has created sculptures that celebrate the heroic strength and endurance of African-American and Mexican working-class women.
Elizabeth Eckford
One of the Little Rock Nine who helped integrate American schools