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The Untold HERstory of Black Women leaders, pioneers, trailblazers, patriots, entrepreneurs, creators, scientists, inventors, mathematicians, entertainers, and other history and HERstory making Black Women.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Mar 5

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Aug 15

Alexis Margaret Herman was the first Black American United States Secretary of Labor. She served from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton’s Administration.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Aug 15

In 1913, 11-year-old Sarah Rector became the richest Black child in America after the discovery of the oil rich land she and her family inherited under the Treaty of 1866, due to their birthright as Black descendants of Creek Indians born before the American Civil War.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Aug 6

Pioneering politician, Patricia Roberts Harris was the first Black Woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the first Black Woman and person of color to serve in two different presidential cabinet positions, under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jul 23

Molly Williams was the first known Woman firefighter and Black firefighter in America.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jul 23

In 1829, former slave Priscilla "Mother" Baltimore guided 11 families of free and fugitive Black Americans and established America’s first all black town, Brooklyn, Illinois.

Brooklyn is the only known 19th century all black town that still survives as a community.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jul 17

Dubbed “The Angel of The Rockies,” former slave, community philanthropist, abolitionist, and entrepreneur, Aunt Clara Brown was the first Black settler in Colorado.

She also helped other formerly enslaved people to settle during the Colorado Gold Rush.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jul 9

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jul 8

Did you know a 13-year-old Black Girl named Grace Wisher help make the American Flag?

Grace Wisher's contribution is a fascinating and often overlooked part of American history.

Read more about Grace’s contribution, click the link below.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 29

Engineer Marian Rogers Croak is the inventor of multiple voice over IP Internet Protocols (VoIP) inventions.

VoIP technology allows people to convert their voices into digital signals to make calls from computers and other digital devices.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 29

Alexa Irene Canady made history and herstory in 1984 by becoming the first Black woman in America to be board certified as a neurosurgeon.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 19

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, is a significant day in American history. It marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States.

Happy Juneteenth!

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Alexandrea @alexandreanarchive.bsky.social · Jan 31

Venus of Laussel
25,000-20,000 BCE
Dordogne, France

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 16

As a Nova Scotian of African descent, Viola Irene Desmond emerged as a leading advocate for civil rights and women’s rights in Nova Scotia.

She represented a beacon of freedom and nonviolent resistance within Canada’s contemporary Civil Rights movement.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 12

Carla Diane Hayden is the first Woman and the first Black Person to serve as the United States Librarian of Congress. She served as the 14th Librarian of Congress from 2016-2025. She is the first professional librarian to hold the post since 1974.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 10

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner is the inventor of the adjustable sanitary belt, the carrier attachment for the invalid walker, the bathroom tissue dispenser, the mounted backwash , and the shower wall.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 9

Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the audio-visual home security system in 1966. She received a patent for her invention in 1969.
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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 8

Bank founder, businessperson, teacher, and newspaper publisher, Maggie Lena Walker was the first Black Woman to charter a bank and the first Black Woman to serve as a bank president in the United States.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · Jun 6

Dr. Valerie L. Thomas invented the illusion transmitter. She received a patent for this invention in 1980.

She was also responsible for developing the digital media formats that image processing systems used in the early years of NASA’s Landsat program.
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Dr. Valerie Thomas in 1979 standing with a stack of early Landsat Computer Compatible Tapes (CCTs). Thomas was responsible for the development of early Landsat digital media formatting. Public Domain. NASA.

Associate chief of the NASA Space Data Operations Office, data scientist Valerie L. Thomas (circa August 1996). Public Domain. NASA.

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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · Jun 4

Josephine Baker models a Jean Patou dress. Portrait by Dora Kallmus (Madame d’Ora), 1927. #botd

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · May 26

Christina Mae Jenkins was a pioneering scientist of cosmetology and the inventor of the hair weave.

Her invention made it possible for women of color to use false hair for styling in new and improved ways.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · May 26

Cheryl White is the first Black Woman horse racing jockey in the United States and the first woman to serve as a California horse racing steward.

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · May 25

The Women Kings

Creator:@arcazecansee on Instagram

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · May 22

Businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, and activist Majorie Stewart Joyner was the first African-American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine.

Unfortunately, she did not receive any profit from her creation.

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Majorie Stewart Joyner (1950s). Fair Use. Fair Use. Copyright Disclaimer: - Under section 107 of the copyright Act 1976, allowance is mad for FAIR USE for purpose such a as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statues that might otherwise be infringing. Non- Profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of FAIR USE

The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · May 21

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion also known as the “Six Triple Eight” were a predominantly Black, multi ethnic battalion of Women’s Union Army Corps (WAC) who managed postal service operations and consisted of a total of 855 women led by Major Charity Adams. #BlackHerstory #Blacksky

Photo: Members of the Battalion in a parade honoring Joan of Arc where she had been burned at the stake (May 1945)

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"The first Negro WACs to arrive [on] the continent of Europe were 800 girls of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Bn, who had also been the first to arrive in England. After the battalion had set up its facilities at Rouen, France, it held an `open house', which was attended by hundreds of Negro soldiers. Pvt. Ruth L. James,...of the battalion area is on duty at the gate." (May 26th 1945)

Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964)
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Second Lt. Freda le Beau serving Major Charity Adams a soda at the opening of the battalion’s snack bar in Rouen, France. (1945)

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The Alpha Womanpreneur @alphawomanpreneur.bsky.social · May 21

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