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BCR Leading Ladies: Wrapping Up Black History Month

by Kristen King on February 29th, 2008

All through February, Bridget and I highlighted African-American women past and present who we see as leaders in business, economics, politics, or society at large.

Here they are just in case you missed any:

• Madam C.J. Walker, First Black Woman Millionaire
• Sojourner Truth, Champion for Abolition and Women’s Rights
• Congresswoman Maxine Waters
• Carol Moseley Braun, First Black Woman Senator
• Rita Dove, First Black Poet Laureate of the United States
• Rosa Park, Unintentional Civil Rights Pioneer
• Marian Anderson, First Black Singer to Perform at the Metropolitan Opera House
• Toni Morrison, First Black Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Literature

Did we miss any of your favorites this month? Leave a comment and we’ll try to work them into our recurring BCR Leading Ladies feature in the coming weeks.

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