Lucy Stanton
Lucy Stanton was the first black woman to complete a course of study at a 4 year college or university in 1850.
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Sarah Loguen Fraser
Sarah Loguen Fraser was the fourth black woman doctor in the United States and the first female doctor of any race in the Dominican Republic in 1884.
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Sir Lady Java, born in 1940 or 1943 was a transgender rights activist, dancer, singer, comic, and actress. Now retired she was honored at the 18th Annual Trans Pride Parade in 2016.
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Marian Croak invented VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and holds more than 200 patents.
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Madeline Turner invented the fruit press, she lived in Oakland, California and was granted a patent for it in 1916.
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SWIVEL Beauty co-founders Jennifer Lambert and Jihan Thomas co-founded SWIVEL BEAUTY, an app that connects women of color to hair professionals all over the U.S, in 2017.
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Molly Williams is known as America’s first female firefighter, working with New York’s Oceanus Engine Company starting in 1818.
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Samantha Mumba is an Irish-Zambian singer and actress.
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Sydney Sykes is the Co-Founder of BLCK VC, an organization formed to connect, engage, empower, and advance black venture investors by providing a focused community built for and by black venture investors, in 2018.
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Bianca Laureano founded the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) in 2009.
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