

Dorothy I Height
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NCNW President (1957 to 1997)
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Awarded US Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994
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Awarded
Congressional Gold Medal in 2004



Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Supreme Court Nominee
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Nominated by President Biden (2/25/2022) to be first Black woman Supreme Court judge
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Since 2021, Federal judge on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit

Augusta Savage
Sculptor
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First Black artist elected to the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors
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Created a 16-foot-high sculpture entitled Lift Every Voice (the inspiration for the Black National Anthem)

Marley Dias
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Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks
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Within a few months, collected over 9000 books in which black girls are the main characters, not minor or background characters

Cornrows
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Used by slaves to transfer information and create maps to the north
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Curved braids represented the roads
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Hidden gold and seeds in braids used to help slaves survive after escaping

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
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An all Black Women's Army Corp
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Cleared up the backlog of nearly two years' undelivered mail to servicemen; completed in less than 6 months

Wangari Maathai
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Kenyan ecologist who became the first black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
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Founded the Green Belt Movement, the largest tree-planting campaign in Africa

Harriet Tubman & Combahee River Raid
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Led the Combahee River Raid military operation during the Civil War
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Rescued more than 700 slaves
The San Gabriel Valley Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. is a volunteer service organization. Our mission is to educate, empower, and advocate for women of African descent, their families, and the communities we serve.
San Gabriel Valley Section - National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
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Invest in the human soul.
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Mary McLeod Bethune

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