Influential Black Women in History

Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

• Toni Morrison

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Alice Walker

• Maya Angelou

Which black woman was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and known as the 'First Lady of Civil Rights'?

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the United States Congress?

• Kamala Harris

• Michelle Obama

• Rosa Parks

• Shirley Chisholm

Which black woman was a prominent abolitionist and women's rights activist, and delivered the famous 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

• Sojourner Truth

Who was the first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State?

• Michelle Obama

• Kamala Harris

• Stacey Abrams

• Condoleezza Rice

Which black woman was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance and known for her novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'?

• Toni Morrison

• Maya Angelou

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Alice Walker

Who was the first African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

• Taraji P. Henson

• Halle Berry

• Octavia Spencer

• Viola Davis

Which black woman was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and known for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Angela Davis

• Rosa Parks

Who was the first African American woman to be appointed as a United States Supreme Court Justice?

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Elena Kagan

• Thurgood Marshall

Which black woman was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and known for her famous quote 'I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired'?

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks