Negro Leagues—and All African Americans—Lacked Adequate Transportation in the Pre-Civil Rights South
Everyday Heroes
Bessie Coleman, Early Pilot
First Black woman to earn an international pilot’s license Bessie Coleman (1893-1926) had limited career options as a woman and as an African American. When Bessie Coleman’s older brothers came
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947)
Suffragist and founder of the League of Women Voters
Carrie Chapman Catt dedicated her life to campaigning for woman suffrage both in the United States and abroad.
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Marian Wright Edelman (1939- )
Lawyer, activist, children’s advocate
Today we know her as the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund. Her list of accomplishments started early; she was the first African American woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar Association.
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Agnes Nestor (1880-1948)
First female president elected to head an international labor union Nestor began work in a glove-making factory when she was still in her teens, and by the age of 22
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