Influential Black Women in History

Who was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

• Maya Angelou

• Alice Walker

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Toni Morrison

Which black woman became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Michelle Obama

Who was the first black woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State?

• Kamala Harris

• Michelle Obama

• Stacey Abrams

• Condoleezza Rice

Which black woman is known as the 'Queen of Soul' and won 18 Grammy Awards?

• Diana Ross

• Aretha Franklin

• Tina Turner

• Whitney Houston

Who was the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress?

• Kamala Harris

• Rosa Parks

• Michelle Obama

• Shirley Chisholm

Which black woman is known for her influential poetry and activism during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Angela Davis

• Maya Angelou

Who was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

• Viola Davis

• Octavia Spencer

• Angela Bassett

• Halle Berry

Which black woman is known for her influential work as a mathematician at NASA?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Katherine Johnson

Who was the first black woman to be appointed as a United States Supreme Court Justice?

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Ketanji Brown Jackson

• Elena Kagan

Which black woman is known for her powerful speeches and activism for equal rights?

• Angela Davis

• Rosa Parks

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey