Aaliyah
The Multi-Talented Superstar Still Changing the World Years After Her Death
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First African American Woman to Beat a White Man in Court
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First African American Woman to Practice Law in Pennsylvania
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Black, Lesbian, Mother, Warrior, Poet; Advocate For Intersectionality
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Pine Leaf Woman Chief
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Frida Kahlo
Mexican Painter & Revolutionary Best Known for Her Work Exploring the Concepts of Identity, Pain, and Mexican Heritage
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Molly Craig
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Betsy Ross
Designer of the first American Flag
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Nancy Dowd
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Lucille Bogan
One of the First Recorded Blues Singers & Pioneer of “Dirty Blues”