“What Jackie Robinson did for baseball by being in the Brooklyn Dodgers’s starting lineup at first base on April 15, 1947, Althea Gibson did for tennis when she made her historic debut, defeating Barbara Knapp, 6-2, 6-2, in the first round.” -International Tennis Hall of Fame 432: Althea Gibson Groundbreaking Tennis and Golf Player Born:…
415: Marie Maynard Daly Chemist Who Studied the Chemical Makeup of the Human Body Born: 16 April 1921, Queens, New York, United States of America Died: 28 October 2003, New York City, New York, United States of America Marie was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States….
“…It soon became apparent to me that a black female with a Ph.D. in psychology was an unwanted anomaly in New Your City in the early 1940’s” 397: Mamie Phipps Clark Psychologist Born: 18 April 1917, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States of America Died: 11 August 1983, New York City, New York, United States of…
376: Shirley Ann Jackson Pioneering Physicist Born: 5 August 1946, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America Shirley was the first African-American woman to receive a PhD from MIT (in Physics). She was also the second African American woman overall to receive a Physics PhD in the United States. Her research laid the groundwork…
359: Patricia Bath Ophthalmologist & Laser Scientist Born: 4 November 1942, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 30 May 2019, San Francisco, California, United States of America Patricia invented a new way of doing cataract surgery (called laserphaco). She was the first female ophthalmologist to be appointed to the faculty at…
352: Jane C Wright Oncologist, Researcher, and Surgeon Noted For Her Pioneering Work in Chemotherapy Born: 30 November 1919, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Died: 19 February 2013, Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States of America Jane’s father was one of the first African American men to graduate from Harvard Medical college, setting the…
268: Marilyn Monroe Some Like it Hot Born: 1 June 1926, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 4 August 1962, Brentwood, California, United States of America Original Name: Norma Jeane Mortenson Golden Globe winning actress whose films grossed more than $200 million during her lifetime; proving she was more than the ditzy girl…
104) Eleanor Roosevelt Former First Lady of the United States During Her Husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Administration Born: 11 October 1884, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 7 November 1962, New York City, New York, United States of America Original Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt She was a niece of President Theodore…
81) Daryl Davis “How can you hate me when you don’t even know me?” Born: 26 March 1958, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Daryl is also an actor. He has converted over 200 members of the Ku Klux Klan away from their hateful faith by simply having a conversation with them. In the interview…
8) Wade Watts He has been called “The Man Who Defined Forgiveness” Born: 23 September 1919, Kiamichi, Oklahoma, United States of America Died: 13 December 1998 Reverend Watts is most remembered for helping former Imperial Wizard Johnny Lee Clary leave the Ku Klux Klan. Reverend Watts was an African American man, but he told Clary…