Table of Contents
A Word to the Reader 7
Ellen Craft (1826-1891) 11
Escapee from Slavery and Memoirist
Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831-1895) 23
Physician and Author
Susie King Taylor (1848 1912) 31
Civil War Army Nurse and Teacher
Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919) 41
Entrepreneur and Self-Made Millionaire
Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) 55
Pilot
Selma Burke (1900-1995) 65
Sculptor
Charleszetta "Mother" Waddles (1912-2001) 75
Mission Founder
Katherine Goble Johnson (1918-2020) 85
NASA Analyst
Alice Coachman (1923-2014) 97
Olympic Gold Medalist
Cicely Tyson (1924-2021) 105
Actress
Lucille Commadore Bridges (1934-2020) 117
Civil Rights Movement Mother
Ann Atwater (1935-2016) 131
Community Activist
Marva Collins (1936-2015) 143
Educator
Gwen Ifill (1955-2016) 155
Journalist
Dig Deeper: Questions and Activities 165
Sources 166