Tag: Amazing Women
Ndaté Yalla Mbodj: The Last Queen of Waalo
In 1846, a woman was crowned queen of a kingdom the French were determined to conquer. Her name was Ndaté Yalla Mbodj. She ruled...
Bonnie Greer: From Chicago’s West Side to the Heart of British...
Bonnie Greer was born on 16 November 1948 in Chicago, the eldest of seven children. Her father Ben was a factory worker, the son...
Simone Manuel – The First Black Woman to Win Olympic Swimming...
The facts, then. On August 11, 2016, Simone Manuel touched the wall in the 100-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics in 52.70 seconds. She...
Sally Hemings – The Enslaved Woman Who Reshaped Jefferson’s Legacy
The facts, then. Sally Hemings was born into slavery in Virginia in 1773. She was the property of Thomas Jefferson, the man who wrote...
The 11-Year-Old Oil Millionaire – Sarah Rector’s Story
The facts, then. Sarah Rector was born in a two-room cabin near Twine, Oklahoma, on March 3, 1902. Her parents, Joseph and Rose Rector,...
Lena Baker – A 1944 Trial, A 2005 Pardon, and a...
The Only Woman Executed in Georgia's Electric Chair: Lena Baker's 60-Year Fight for Justice. The facts, then. Lena Baker was born on June 8,...
The Ivory Bangle Lady: A Black Woman in 4th Century Roman...
The facts, then. In 1901, workmen digging in Sycamore Terrace, York, discovered a stone sarcophagus. Inside was the skeleton of a young woman. She...
Marion Stokes – The Woman Who Recorded 35 Years of Television
The facts, then. In November 1979, during the Iranian hostage crisis, an African-American woman in Philadelphia named Marion Stokes did something that would consume...
