Ernestine Eckstein 1941-1992. Out leader in the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in the United States.

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Jessie Maple 1947-2023. In 1981 the first Black woman to produce, write, and direct an independent feature film.

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Terry A. Francois 1922-1989 first Black person of any gender to be on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1964. A street is named after him in San Francisco.

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Vice President Kamala Harris born 1964 is the first woman of any race to deliver the commencement address at West Point in 2023.

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Jean Weisinger, born 1954. In 1996 her book, “Imagery: Women Writers”, was the first photography book published by a Black lesbian.

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Queen Nanny, Granny Nanny, or Nanny of the Maroons (1686 – 1760), leader of the Jamaican Maroons and community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons.

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Charlene Mitchell 1930 – 2022. First Black woman candidate from President of the United States in 1968.

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Linda Martell née Thelma Bynem in 1941. First Black woman to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in 1970.

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Dee Bryant stunt woman, stunt driver. Only licensed Black woman sky diver.

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