Black History Month

Jan Ernst Matzelieger was known for?

• Manufacturing of the first phone

• Manufacturing of shoes

• Manufacturing of plastics

Sarah E. Goode is famous for what reason?

• The first African America woman to receive a US patent.

• The first African American woman to invent a locomotive

Alexander Miles is best known for?

• Creating the revolving door

• Creating automatically opening elevator doors

• Creating deadbolts and locks

Frederick Jones is known for what improvements?

• Microwaves

• Refrigerators

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She is the first female self-made millionaire in America by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for black women.

• Marie M.Daly

• Dorothy Johnson Vaughan

• Sarah Breedlove Walker

• Gladys West

Who is the first African American female astronaut?

• Mae Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

• Sarah Breedlove Walker

• Dorothy Johnson Vaughan

Which scientist became the first African American woman to receive a doctorate in chemistry in the United States?

• Gladys West

• Katherine Johnson

• Marie Maynard Daly

• Sarah Breedlove Walker

Which of the following scientists was honored with the Black Engineer of the

Year President's award and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame?

• George Washing Carver

• Gladys West

• Mark E. Dean

• Sarah Breedlove Walker

Marie Maynard Daly was the first African American woman from the U.S. to receive what degree?

• PhD in Chemistry

• Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry

• Associate's Degree in Chemistry

• Bachelor's of Science in Physics

Who was the first African American woman in space?

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Mae Jemison

• Annie Easley

• Katia Krafft