Cummings was both a national swimming champion and a World War II pilot.
Women in History
We honor and remember women who have made history in their communities and around the world.
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She co-founded the nation’s first nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado.
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She was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation.
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Despite electric shock and beatings, Riffaud would not reveal French Resistance info to the Nazis.
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Mothershed Wair faced violent threats and protests just to attend high school.
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Ledbetter’s advocacy led to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
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Vaz was Hollywood’s first Black stuntwoman, appearing in shows like “Mission: Impossible.”
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At 61, Davis returned to college, earning her master’s degree from New York University.
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She continued to work from 1957 until shortly before her death.
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She was known for quotable ad slogans like “I ♥ NY” and “Plop, plop, fizz, fizz.”
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