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Carl Van Vetchen - Photographer, Robert Berks - Sculptor, Memorial for Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator and Activist, Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, April 6 1949: Photograph, July 10, 1974: Sculpture

Memorial commemorating Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and activist who made significant contributions to the rights of African Americans. The…

Tags: African-Americans, Civil Rights, Education, Mary McLeod Bethune, Memorial, Women

Caroline Miles, Alice Wong

In 2015, under the administration of President Barack Obama, Alice Wong became the first individual to visit the White House by way of robotic…

Celebrity Net Worth, Sanela Diana Jenkins, Bosnian Entrepreneur & Philanthropist, Celebrity Net Worth, None

From Wikipedia: Sanela Diana Jenkins is a Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country…

Tags: Bosnian-American., Entrepreneur, Haiti, Human Rights, Medical Care, Philanthropy

Chicago Public Library, 1924- Vivian Gordon Harsh, became the Chicago Public Library System's First Black Librarian, Chicago Public Library, No date given

"Vivian Gordon Harsh was the first African American librarian in the Chicago Public Library system and a significant contributor to Chicago's Black…

Tags: African-American, Black History, Librarian, Vivian Gordon Harsh, Women

Chris McAndrew, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Athlete and Charity Patron, UK Parliament, Mar-18

From Wikipedia: Tanni Grey-Thompson is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida…

Tags: Athletes, Charity, Disabled, Parliament, UK, United Kingdom, Women

Defense Visual Information Service, Abuhena Saifulislam, First Muslim Chaplain in US Marine Corps, Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, Year 2014

From Wikipedia: Commander Abuhena Saifulislam is a Bangladeshi-American who is the first Muslim Naval Officer appointed as an imam chaplain serving…

Tags: Chaplain, Imam, Islam, Marine Corps, Navy, United States

Department of Commerce, Amanda Simpson, First Openly Transgender Woman Political Appointee, Department of Commerce, 2010

From Wikipedia: Amanda Simpson is Vice-President for Research and Technology at Airbus Americas and was the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of…

Tags: Amanda Simpson, Army, Department of Defense, Energy, LGBT, Transgender

Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1980 - Patricia Roberts Harris, First African American Woman to Serve in the United States Cabinet, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Unknown

Patricia Roberts showed a drive for excellence from a young age. Raised by her mother in Illinois, she received five scholarship offers to college and…

Tags: African-Americans, Ambassador, Cabinet, HHS, Luxembourg, Patricia Roberts Harria, Women

Dreams Soar, Shaesta Waiz, First Female Certified Civilian Pilot from Afghanistan, Dreams Soar, 2017

From Wikipedia: Shaesta Waiz, an Afghan-American pilot, is the first female certified civilian pilot from Afghanistan, and the youngest woman to fly…

Tags: Afghan-American, Afghanistan, Ambassador, Aviation, Nonprofit, Women

Institute for Colored Youth, 1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle, Institute for Colored Youth, 1869

Portrait image of Fanny Jackson Coppin"Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an African American educator...She served as the…

Tags: African-Americans, Education, Fancy Jackson Coppin, School Principal, Women