Celebrating Women's History Month

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  1. 3. Susie King Taylor's medical position in 33rd US Colored Troop Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
  2. 5. Of the 2,520 four-year college/universities in the US, research identified 83 Black women _____ .
  3. 7. Fannie Lou Hamer used her powerful voice for civil and _____ rights.
  4. 10. Only 17 Black women have ever held statewide elected executive _____ .
  5. 12. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegate Fannie Lou _____ .
  6. 15. Jazz pianist/composer Mary Lou Williams was known as "The Lady Who Swings the _____ ."
  7. 16. Of 100 most populous US cities, only nine have Black woman currently serving as _____ .
  8. 18. CNN and NPR often used journalist and former foreign correspondent _____ Hunter-Gault.
  9. 20. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American _____ of books for children and young adults.
  10. 21. Name of Ohio East bishop whose conference raised major funds for women's housing at Africa University, Zimbabwe.
  11. 23. State where civil rights activist Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to attend a whites-only school.
  12. 24. Name of Texas woman who campaigned for Juneteenth as national holiday. (2 words)
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  1. 1. No Black woman has ever been elected governor in the US.
  2. 2. She was an astronaut who went to space in 1992.
  3. 4. NASA mathematicians Mary Jackson/Katherine Johnson/Dorothy Vaughn were featured in a film titled "_____" Figures.
  4. 6. Constance Baker Motley: First African American woman to argue a case before the _____ Court.
  5. 8. Percentage of all women statewide elective executives to date have identified as Black.
  6. 9. Voice behind "I Put a Spell on You" and "Feeling Good."
  7. 11. Groups that votes more in US presidential.
  8. 12. She wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and over 50 short stories, plays, and essays.
  9. 13. New York Attorney General Leticia James prosecuted the 45th US president for persistent and repeated _____ .
  10. 14. Black women have represented congressional districts in only 13 _____ in all of U.S. history.
  11. 17. Civil rights activist whose writings consist of 13,000+ documents and 25,323+ images, Mary Church _____ .
  12. 19. Texas native Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to pilot _____ .
  13. 22. Number of Black women currently serving in the US Senate.