She was one of only two remaining survivors of the 1921 attack.
Women in History
We honor and remember women who have made history in their communities and around the world.
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Cummings was both a national swimming champion and a World War II pilot.
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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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