Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity

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Across
  1. 2. Founded Mount Holyoke College in 1837/Served as principal for twelve years at the college
  2. 3. Known for her multi colored urban murals/Most famous work is the Great Wall of Los Angeles which stretches about a half a mile long
  3. 4. Only college player to win two heisman trophies/Played in four straight Rose Bowls
  4. 6. Books on the bestseller lists since the 1980/Several of her novels have been made into TV movies since the early 1990s
  5. 9. First African American to be division head in Department of State in 1945/Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for helping the Arab-Israeli truce in 1948
  6. 10. Double agent of the Patriots and the British during the Revolutionary War/Gave Patriots information about Cornwallis to defeat them at Yorktown
  7. 11. Nickname is “The Big E” and was the first pick in the 1968 NBA draft/He was a twelve time NBA All-Star and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
  8. 12. Publishing empire that includes Ebony and Jet magazine/His Ebony magazine has 1.6 million people reading it
  9. 14. First to introduce black as a “color”/Little black dress became a fashion staple in every woman’s wardrobe
  10. 16. Original cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1975/Emmy award winner and starred in the show Kate & Allie from 1984-1989
  11. 17. She was found by Charlie Chaplin and was cast as a ballerina in his film Limelight in 1915/Her most important role was as Hera in The Clash of the Titans
Down
  1. 1. Known for his four Lethal Weapon movies in 1987 through 1998/Became ambassador for United Nations Development Program
  2. 3. His songs were important to funk, soul and disco music/Created the soul song “Please, Please, Please” in 1956
  3. 4. Appointed to fill vacancy left by Hillary Clinton/First elected as a U.S. Representative and then appointed U.S. Senator
  4. 5. Founded Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and used nonviolent tactics/Leader of CORE and organized “Freedom Rides” in the South
  5. 7. Created the idea of sampling of cosmetics to allow people to try before they buy/Went after the high end of the market, selling to department stores and boutiques
  6. 8. First African American woman to travel to space in the Space Shutter Endeaver/Started the Jemison Group, Inc. which created ALAFIYA, a communications system to help health care delivery all over the world
  7. 11. Started the African Lodge of the Honorable Society and Accepted Masons of Boston/One of few African Americans to fight at the Battle of Bunker Hill
  8. 13. Was the LPGA player of the year in 1983/She won six major titles including winning two US Opens
  9. 15. Created the lubricating cup to stop locomotives from overheating and constant stops/Had fifty-eight patents including the folding ironing board and the automatic sprinkler