People Who Shaped America

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Across
  1. 6. 1880-1970, the first African-American general for the U.S. Army
  2. 7. 1958-today, the first Hispanic female astronaut
  3. 9. 1930-today, Latinx labor activist who was co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW)
  4. 10. 1893-1949, Pueblo painter famous for scenes of everyday life, concentrating on women
Down
  1. 1. 1797-1883, an escaped slave who was a frequent speaker on women’s rights and abolition
  2. 2. 1917-1983, a researcher famous for the doll tests
  3. 3. 1868–1963, Black sociologist, writer, and activist who wrote about double consciousness
  4. 4. 1870–1940, founder of The Chicago Defender, one of the most important black newspapers in history
  5. 5. 1921-1995, Japanese American teacher and author who spent time in an internment camp
  6. 8. 1899-1982, a Latinx story teller, activist, and folklorist who pioneered work with the NYC public library