Here are a few key points about black women in America and their accomplishments:
- Bessie Coleman was the first African American and first Native American woman to hold an
international pilot license. She started her aviation career in 1921 after being denied flight lessons in
the U.S. due to her race and gender.
- Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. Army, enlisting in 1866
and serving until 1868. She disguised herself as a man in order to join.
- Madam C.J. Walker was America's first female self-made millionaire. She built a highly successful
business creating and selling hair care products for black women in the early