Tag: Trailblazing women
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Jackie Pettyjohn, SEPTA’s first female train engineer, retires after 40 years of exceptional service, leaving a lasting legacy in the transportation industry.
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Alma Gene Prince Saunders, Hanover College’s first Black graduate, will be honored with a portrait unveiling on February 7, 2025. Learn about her legacy in education and civil rights.
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Discover the legacy of Larzette Hale-Wilson, the first Black female CPA in Georgia and a pioneering educator who broke barriers in accounting and higher education.
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Discover the inspiring story of Margaret S. Collins, America’s first Black female entomologist, who revolutionized termite research and fought for civil rights.
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The historic tale of Mary Fields, the first Black woman mail carrier in the US, known as “Stagecoach Mary” and “Black Mary.” Follow her journey from emancipation to the Wild West as she braved treacherous terrain to deliver…
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