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Mar 31
March
Athlete
Educator
Nikki Franke
Head coach of Temple University's fencing team and the first Black woman to represent the United States in fencing in the Olympic games. In 2017, she was inducted into the USA Fencing Hall of Fame. She has also been inducted into the Temple University Hall of Fame and the United States Fencing Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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May 4
May
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Renee Powell
Powell (1946) was the second Black woman to play on the LPGA tour.
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Jun 23
June
Activist
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Wilma Rudolph
Tennessee
Jul 1
July
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Nell Jackson, PhD
A member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic team and the first black woman to become the head coach of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Track & Field team.
Georgia
Jul 4
July
Educator
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Lucy Diggs Slowe
Slowe's legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of African American history. As one of the nine original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated at Howard University in 1908, she helped lay the foundation for an organization that would empower generations of Black women. Slowe became the first African American to win a major athletic title when she won the American Tennis Association championship in 1917, and she served as the first Dean of Women at Howard University (the first African American to serve in such a position at any university in the US), dedicating her career to supporting young Black women in higher education.
Virginia
Jul 17
July
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Catholic
Toni Stone
West Virginia
Jul 25
July
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Ann Moore Gregory
Mississippi
Aug 25
August
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Althea Gibson
Tennis and golf pro, Gibson was the first black woman to compete in the U.S. National Championships (now known as the U.S. Open) in 1950. In 1951, she became the first Black player to compete at Wimbledon and she was the first Black woman to compete professionally on the LPGA Tour.
South Carolina
Aug 29
August
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Wyomia Tyus
Tyus was the first person to retain the 100m Olympic title.
Georgia
Oct 29
October
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Cheryl White
First Black female jockey.
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Nov 9
November
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Alice Coachman
Georgia
Nov 20
November
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Dominique Dawes
Maryland
Dec 21
December
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Florence Griffith Joyner
California
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