Florida

Meet the Black women making waves in this state—leaders, creators, and changemakers redefining what’s possible.

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Jan 23
January
Educator
Law
Activist
Blanche Armwood Perkins
Feb 7
February
Medicine
Dr. Emma Rochelle Wheeler
Dr. Wheeler and her husband opened a hospital.
Feb 29
February
Art
Harlem Renaissance
Augusta Savage
Sep 7
September
Art
Educator
Jean Blackwell Hutson
Hutson (1914-1998) was an educator, archivist, and curator at the New York Public library - the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Oct 19
October
Anthropology
Educator
Johnnetta B. Cole
Cole (1936) was the first Black woman to serve as President of Spelman College.
Oct 25
October
Civil Rights
Irene McCoy Gaines
Civil Rights and Social Worker

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