Introduction to African American Women

Introduction
African American Women in US History

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​This document is a continuation of the article in the March issue of Straight Arrow News, which featured Claudette Colvin and Wilma Rudolph, whose picture was not included:
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The articles of these twelve amazing African-American women touch on the highlights, a mere introduction into the lives of these amazing people. There is so much more to know, as well as the stories of many other Black women who also shaped the history of this country.
 
The March issue of the Straight Arrow News is also in thegardensgazette.org, under: NEWS > AGRC Newsletter.

​Mieke Tazelaar

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Culture and Society series includes these ​African American Women blogs so far:

1. Introduction  
2. Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
3. Sojourner Truth (1797–1883)
4. Ida B. Wells (1862–1931)
5. Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952)
6. Esther Jones (d. 1934)
7. Bessie Coleman (1892–1926)
8. Bessie Smith (1894–1937)
9. Josephine Baker (1906–1975)
10. Madame CJ Walker (1867–1919)
11. Rebecca Crumpler (1831–1895)

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Additional Resources:
BlackPast.org ​
NW African American Museum (Seattle)
Black Heritage Society of Washington State
African American Women in Arts
PBS: Black Women in History
African-American Firsts: Women

TheGardensGazette.org 
Blogs > Culture and Society: 
Introduction to African American Women
Revised March-14-2017