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Black Women

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In a day when we yearn for true leaders whom we can trust, who perform the duties of their office with compassion and zeal, whose integrity remains in tact inspite of their political success, we'd like to feature those rare people who have come along over the years who are true leaders. We're honored to present information about some of those who richly deserves this description.

Ground-breaking Black Women

• Marjorie Lee Browne: oneof the first African-American women to gain a Ph.D. in Mathematics
• Rebecca J. Cole: second United States African American woman physician and was the first Black woman to graduate from the Woman's Medical College in Pennsylvania.
• Charity Adams Earley: Major Charity Adams was the first African-American woman in the Women's Army Corps in WWII
• Evelyn Boyd Granville: second black woman in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics
• Althea Gibson: first black player to compete in and to win the Wimbledon and the US National Women's Tennis title
• Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes: The first african american woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics
• Norma Sklarek: a pioneer in many areas of the architectural profession
• Sarah Breedlove Walker: First American women to become a millionaire. Ran the largest business owned by an African American in mid-late 1800's.
• Madam C. J.Walker (1867-1919) Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Social Activist
• Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism
• Phillis Wheatley: first African American, the first slave, and the third woman in the United States to publish a book of poems

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Resources for Black Women

• Women of Color Web Sites
• SistaPower
• Sisterfriends: about sisterhood, community, and a way of life. It's an ongoing celebration of spirit, talent, hard work, dedication, triumphs, success, passion, and experiences.
• SisterMentors: women of color of different races, ethnicities and backgrounds who come together to help each other complete the dissertation and get their doctorate.
• Digital Sisters: focuses on technology empowerment programs particularly for young girls and women of color
• Black American Feminism: an extensive bibliography of Black American Feminist thought from across the disciplines.
• Black Women in Sisterhood for Action: promote alternative strategies for educational and career development of black women.
• Black Women's Health Imperative
• Blackwomenshealth.com
• Black Women's Health Imperative
• Black Women's Rape Action Project
• Lesbians of Color
• FemmeNoir Online: E-Zine For Lesbians Of Color
• afrol News: a news agency, established in 2000 covering the African continent, both in English and in Spanish.

Black Women in the Military

• Black Women's Military Contributions
• National Association of Black Military Women
• Brief History of Black Women in the Military: While women in the United States Armed Forces share a history of discrimination based on gender, black women have faced both race and gender discrimination. Initially barred from official military status, black women persistently pursued their right to serve.

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