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U.S. Congress, 1868- Congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey, First African American U.S. Representative

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U.S. Congress, 1868- Congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey, First African American U.S. Representative, House of Representatives, Unknown

Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the second…

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American Anti-Vivisection Society, 1869 - Caroline Earle White, Women's Humane Society Founder

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American Anti-Vivisection Society, 1869 - Caroline Earle White, Women's Humane Society Founder, American Anti-Vivisection Society, between 1856-1916

Caroline White saw from an early age how badly drivers treated their horses, and was inspired to do something about it into adulthood. After helping…

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

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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…

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Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1869-1871 Hiram Rhodes Revels - First African American appointed to serve in the U.S. Senate

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Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1869-1871 Hiram Rhodes Revels - First African American appointed to serve in the U.S. Senate, Library of Congress, 1870

Hiram Rhodes Revels: 1827-1901. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina . Revels is the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress (41st,…

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Kaitlin Whalen, 1881- Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross

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Kaitlin Whalen, 1881- Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross, Red Cross & Library of Congress, 1904 - Photograph, 1918 - Poster

Cultural differences should not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of…

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Beck Archives, Special Collections, Penrose Library and CJS, University of Denver, 1887 - Frances Wisebart Jacobs, "Mother of Charities"

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Beck Archives, Special Collections, Penrose Library and CJS, University of Denver, 1887 - Frances Wisebart Jacobs, "Mother of Charities", University of Denver, Unknown

Frances Wisebart Jacobs more than earned her nickname as the “Mother of Charities” as she founded and aided many charities throughout her lifetime.…

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US Library of Congress, 1907 - 1925 Robert Latham Owen - First US Senator of Native American Descent

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US Library of Congress, 1907 - 1925 Robert Latham Owen - First US Senator of Native American Descent, Library of Congress, c. 1910 Dec. 31

Oklahoma Sen. Robert L. Owen (1907-1925) was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1856, to Robert Owen, president of the Virginia and Tennessee Railway,…

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Library of Congress - National Photo Company Collection, 1921-1923 Rebecca Latimer Felton - First Woman to serve as a U.S. Senator

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Library of Congress - National Photo Company Collection, 1921-1923 Rebecca Latimer Felton - First Woman to serve as a U.S. Senator, Library of Congress, Between 1909 and 1932

Rebecca Felton’s 1835-1930, was born in De Kalb County, Georgia. She is the first Woman to join the U.S. Senate, (67th 1921-23). Her brief and…

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Chicago Public Library, 1924- Vivian Gordon Harsh, became the Chicago Public Library System's First Black Librarian

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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…

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Unknown, 1928-1929 Octaviano Larrazolo - First Hispanic American U.S. Senator

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Unknown, 1928-1929 Octaviano Larrazolo - First Hispanic American U.S. Senator, Library of Congress, 1919

Octaviano Larrazolo was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Senate and was in office during the Seventieth Congress 12/07/ 1928 –…

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