WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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Across
  1. 1. Vernice Armour (b.1973) is the US’s first Black female combat ____.
  2. 6. In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown (a nurse) and her husband Albert Brown (an electronics technician) invented an audio-visual home ___________ system
  3. 7. Joycelyn ______, a United Methodist, became the first Black woman to serve as US Surgeon General in1993.
  4. 9. First Black principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre: Misty ________
  5. 11. Dorothy Height (b.1912) social worker, member of the National Council of _____ Women.
  6. 13. The United States has formally recognizes this month as National Women’s History Month.
  7. 14. The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister _______ Tharpe
  8. 15. Known as “HeLa” cells, Henrietta ______’ cells were used to develop many breakthroughs in modern medicine and science.
  9. 16. Data scientist Valerie L. Thomas invented the illusion transmitter for developing the digital _____ formats.
Down
  1. 2. After World War II, Bessie Griffin, working as a physical therapist with soldiers returning as amputees, developed an electric self-feeding ____ that releases a small portion of food when the patient bites down.
  2. 3. Wangari Maathai: First African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to save forests in what African country.
  3. 4. Theater and film actress and civil rights activist (b. 1922), also featured in Spike Lee films. (2 words)
  4. 5. Kerry __________ played the role of Col. Charity Adams in Tyler Perry’s film, “The Six Tripple Eight.”
  5. 8. Josephine Yates (b.1852) first Black woman to head a university ________ department.
  6. 10. In 1966_____ Jordan became the first Black state senator in Texas since 1883.
  7. 11. Poet whose Afrocentric work explored power of love, connection and the Black experience.
  8. 12. First Lady who established Let’s Move! Program.