Notable Black American Women: Book II (Notable Black American Women)

Adds 300 additional Black women to those included in Notable Black American Women. 500 women were profiled in the original book. Each essay outlines significant achievements, and the public's response to those achievements. Arranged Alphabetically From Alice Of Dunk's Ferry To Jean Childs Young, This Volume Profiles 312 Black American Women Who Have Achieved National Or International Prominence. Continued 1 : Calloway, Deverne Lee : State Representative, Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Editor -- Campbell, Mary Ann : Philanthropist, Civic Worker, Church Worker -- Carroll, Vinnette Justine : Actress, Stage Director, Playwright, Educator -- Carter, Mae Bertha : Civil Rights Activist, Teacher, Sharecropper -- Carter, Sara Lou Harris : Educator, Entertainer, Model, Humanitarian -- Carwell, L'ann (see Mckissack, Patricia C.) -- Chapman, Tracy : Folksinger, Songwriter. Chappell, Emma Carolyn : Banking Executive -- Clark Michele : Television Correspondent -- Clayton, Constance E. : Educator, School Superintendent, Reformer -- Clayton, Xernona : Television Executive, Television Producer, Television Host, Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Civic Leader -- Cleage, Pearl : Playwright, Poet -- Cleaver, Kathleen Neal : Educator, Writer, Lawyer, Activist -- Clifford, Carrie Williams : Clubwoman, Writer, Editor, Women's Rights And Civil Rights Activist -- Clifton, Lucille : Poet, Children's Author, Educator -- Clough, Inez : Singer, Dancer, Actress. Cobb, Helena Brown : Educator, Missionary, Editor, Writer, Feminist -- Cole, Maria : Singer, Business Manager, Charity Worker, Producer, Writer -- Cole, Natalie Maria : Singer -- Coleman, L. Zenobia : Librarian -- Coleman, Lucretia Newman : Writer, Educator, Secretary, Bookkeeper -- Coleman, Mattie E. : Physician, Missionary, School Superintendent, Activist, Lecturer, Feminist, Suffragist -- Colemon, Johnnie : Minister, Evangelist, Church Founder, Educator -- Cole-talbert, Florence O. : Opera Singer, Educator -- Collins, Barbara-rose : Community Activist, State Representative, U.s. Representative. Cook, Helen Appo : Club Leader, Civic Worker -- Cook, Myrtle Foster : Editor, Clubwoman, Educator, Civic Worker, Political Worker -- Cooke, Anne Margaret : Theater Educator, Director -- Cooper Ada A. : Lecturer, Educator, Poet, Writer, Journalist, Missionary -- Cooper, J. California : Short Story Writer, Novelist, Playwright -- Cowings, Patricia S. : Psychologist, Flight Scientist -- Crosson, Wilhelmina Marguerita : Educator, School Administrator, Civic Worker -- Crosthwaite, Minnie Lou : Educator, College Registrar, Clubwoman. Continued 5 : Mcclendon, Ernestine : Actress, Talent Agent, Educator -- Mcdougall, Gay Johnson : International Lawyer, Social Activist, Administrator -- Mcferren, Viola Harris : Civil Rights And Social Activist -- Mcginty, Doris Evans : Musician, Educator, Writer -- Mckissack, Leatrice B. : Business Executive, Educator -- Mckissack, Patricia Carwell : Children's Author, Educator, Consultant, Storyteller -- Mcmillan, Terry L. : Writer, Educator, Editor -- Mcmurray, Georgia L. : Civic Worker, Child Care Advocate -- Mcnair, Barbara : Singer, Actress, Entertainer -- Mcneil, Caudia : Actress, Singer. Meek, Carrie : U.s. Representative, Educator, Admiistrator -- Mercer, Mabel : Singer -- Mills, Stephanie : Singer, Actress, Entertainer -- Mitchell, Leona : Opera Singer -- Mitchell-bateman, Mildred R. : Psychiatrist, State Mental Health Administrator -- Mobley, Sybil Collins : Certified Public Accountant, Educator, College Administrator -- Moseley- Braun, Carol E. : Lawyer, Politician, Radio Host -- Mossell, Mary Ella : Missionary -- Moton, Jennie Dee Booth : Educator, Civic Leader, Clubwoman, Government Official -- Moutoussamy-ashe, Jeanne : Photographer, Writer, Aids Activist -- Murray, Anna Evans : Kindergarten Advocate, Educator, Clubwoman, Civic Leader. Naylor, Gloria : Short Story Writer, Novelist, Playwright -- Nelson Rollins, Ida Gray : Dentist -- Newman, Constance Berry : Government Official, Entrepreneur -- Noble, Jeanne : Educator, Writer, Consultant, College Administrator, Organization Leader -- Occomy, Marita Bonner : Writer, Educator -- O'leary, Hazel : U.s. Secretary Of Energy, Government Official, Lawyer, Business Executive, Consultant -- Owens, Dana (see Latifah, Queen). Parks, Lillian Adams : School Superintendent, Social Activis, Civic Leader -- Parks, Lillian Rogers : Servant, Memoirist -- Prasons, Lucy : Political Activist, Journalist, Poet -- Patrick, Jennie R. : Chemical Engineer, Educator, Motivational Speaker -- Patterson, Dorothy Smith : Nurse, Teenage Parent Advocate, Humanitarian -- Pettey, Sarah E.c. Dudley : Educator, School Administrator, Feminist, Lecturer, Columnist. Pierce, Billie Goodson : Jazz And Blues Pianist And Singer, Dancer -- Pierce, Ponchitta : Television Host And Producer, Magazine Writer And Editor -- Pitts, Mary F. : Educator, Clubwoman, Organization Worker, Temperance Worker -- Prothrow-stith, Deborah : Physician, Educator, Consultant, Administrator -- Putnam, Georgiana Frances : Educator -- Pyles, Charlotta Gordon : Abolitionist, Lecturer. Alice Of Dunk's Ferry : Oral Historian, Slave, Toll Collector -- Allen, Ethel D. : Physician, Politician, Women's Rights Advocate -- Anderson, Del Marie Neely : College President, Educator, Model -- Anderson, Ivie : Singer -- Anderson, Leafy : Religious Leader -- Anderson, Naomi Bowman Talbert : Temperance Leader, Suffragist, Civil Rights Activist, Writer -- Anderson, Violette Neatley : Lawyer, Reformer, Clubwoman -- Anthony, Lucie Bragg : Physican, Educator, Temperance Leader, Musician, Writer -- Atkins, Hannah Diggs : Librarian, Educator, State Representative. Baker, Anita : Singer -- Baker, Gwendolyn Calvert : Administrator, Educator, Activist -- Baker, Harriet Ann : Evangelist -- Battle, Kathleen : Opera Singer -- Belinda : Slave -- Berry, Halle : Actress, Model, Activist -- Birnie, Ruth Gardena : Pharmacist -- Bluitt, Juliann S. : Dentist, College Adminstrator, Educator, Writer, Lecturer -- Bolden, Dorothy Lee : Labor Organizer -- Bonner, Marita (see Occomy, Marita Bonner) -- Boozer, Thelma Berlack : Journalist, Publc Relations Official, Government Official -- Bousfield, Maudelle Brown : Educator, Reformer, Club Leader -- Bowen, Ariel Serena Hedges : Educator, Temperance Leader, Writer, Lecturer. Bowen, Cornelia : School Founder, Educator, Clubwoman, Writer -- Bowen, Ruth Jean : Entertainment Booking Agent, Business Executive -- Bowser, Rosa Dixon : Educator, Clubwoman -- Brazeal, Aurelia E. : Ambassador, Government Official -- Briggs, Martha Bailey : Educator, School Administrator -- Britton, Mary Elizabeth : Physician, Educator, Journalist, Social Activist, Church Worker -- Broughton, Virginia E. Walker : Feminist, Missionary, Educator, Lecturer, Writer. Brown, Clara : Philanthropist, Pioneer -- Brown, Cora M. : Social Worker, Police Officer, Lawyer, Politician -- Brown, Elaine : Political Activist, Civic Activist, Musician -- Brown, Sue M. Wilson : Clubwoman, Writer, Editor, Political Activist, Suffragist, Church Worker -- Brown, Willa : Aviator, Activist, Educator -- Bryant, Marie : Dancer, Singer, Choreographer, Dance Instructor -- Buchanan, Bessie Allison : State Politician, Singer, Dancer -- Bush-banks, Olivia Ward : Writer. Continued 7 : Talbert, Florence O. Cole (see Cole-talbert, Florence O.) -- Taliaferro, Clara Smyth : Pharmacist, Educator, Clubwoman -- Tanner, Alethia Browning : Slave, Gardener -- Tate, Mary Magdalena Lewis : Minister, Religious Leader, Healer, Church Founder -- Tate, Merze : Minister, Religious Leader, Healer, Church Founder -- Tate, Merze : Scholar, Educator, Writer -- Taylor, Mildred D. : Children's Author -- Taylor, Rebecca Stiles : Educator, Principal, Club Leader, Journalist, Humanitarian -- Thomas, Debi : Figure Skater -- Thompson, Verneice D : Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Cosultant, Educator, Administrator -- Thornton, Willie Mae : Blues Singer, Musician, Songwriter, Dancer -- Tilgghman, Amelia L. : Singer, Educator, Writer, Editor, Composer -- Turner, Carmen Pawley : Transportation Official, Government Official -- Tyus, Wyomia : Track Athlete, Educator, Coach. Uggams, Leslie : Actress, Dancer, Singer -- Verrett, Shirley : Singer -- Walker-taylor, Yvonne : Educator, College President, Humanitarian -- Wall, Fannie Franklin : Clubwoman, Civic Leader, Children's Home Founder -- Ward, Aid : Entertainer -- Ward, Gertrude Mae Murphy : Gospel Singer, Road Manager, Publishing Firm Founder -- Waring, Mary Fitzbutler : Physician, Educator, Clubwoman, Activist, Writer -- Washington, Fanny Smith : Housekeeper, Educator -- Washington, Ora : Tennis Player, Basketball Player -- Waters, Maxine : Politician -- Watkins, Gloria Jean (see Hooks, Bell) -- Watson, Barbara : Ambassador, State Department Official, Lawyer, Entrepreneur. Watson, Joann : Organization Executive, Social Activist, Radio Producer And Host, Educator, Social Worker -- Welch, Elisabeth : Singer, Actress -- Welcome, Verda Freeman : Educator, State Senator -- Welsing, Frances Cress : Child Psychiatrist, Lecturer, Writer -- Wheeler, Emma Rochelle : Physician, Hospital And Nursing School Founder -- Whipper, Frances Anne Rollin : Writer, Political Activist -- The Whitman Sisters : Whitman, Mabel ; Whitman, Essie ; Whitman, Alberta ; Whitman, Alice : Entertainers, Theatrical Entrepreneurs. Wilkinson, Marion Birnie : Humanitarian, Educator, Clubwoman -- Williams, Camilla : Opera Singer, Educator -- Williams, Ella V. Chase : Educator, School Founder, Organization Leader -- Williams, Marion : Gospel Singer -- Wilson, Blenda Jacqueline : College President, Administrator, Educator -- Wilson, Emma J. : Educator, School Founder, Missionary, Fund- Raiser -- Wyatt, Addie L. : Labor Leader -- Xuma, Madiie Hall : Ywca Founder, Educator -- Young, Jean Childs : Civil Rights Activist, Educator, Children's Welfare Advocate. Continued 3 : Gorham, Thelma Thurston : Journalist, Organization Leader, Activist -- Gilbert, Mercedes : Actress, Poet, Songwriter, Playwright, Novelist -- Gorham, Thelma Thurston : Journalist, Educator, Editor, Writer, Administrator -- Gragg, Rosa L. : Educator, School Founder, Clubwoman, Civic Worker, Church Worker -- Grant, Micki : Actress, Singer, Composer-lyricist -- Gray, Ida (see Nelson-rollins, Ida Gray) -- Greenfeld, Eloise : Children's Author -- Grier, Pam : Actress -- Guinier, Lani : Lawyer, Educator -- Guiton, Bonnie : Administrator, Government Official -- Guzman, Jessie P. : Researcher, Writer, Educator, School Administrator. Haden, Mabel Dole : Lawyer, Organization Leader, Educator -- Hagan, Helen Eugenia : Pianist, Educator -- Hamilton, Julia West : Civic Organizer, Church Leader, Clubwoman -- Hampton, Gladys Riddle : Business Manager, Record Company Executive, Road Manager, Singer, Modiste -- Handy, D. Antoinette : Flutist, Educator, Administrator, Radio Host, Writer -- Hayre, Ruth Wright : School Superintendent, Educator, Philanthropist -- Hemphill, Jessie Mae : Blues Singer, Musician -- Henderson, Freddye Scarborough : Entrepeneur, Travel Agent, Fashion Designer, Writer, Educator -- Hill, Anita : Lawyer, Educator -- Hobson-pilot, Ann : Harpist. Hobson-pilot, Ann : Harpist -- Holloway, Josephine Groves : Organization Executive, College Registrar, Social Worker -- Hooks, Bell : Femiist, Critic, Social Activist, Educator, Writer -- Horn, Shirley : Jazz Singer, Musician -- Horne, Cora Catherine Calhoun : Suffragist, Clubwoman, Organization Worker, Social Worker -- Houston, Whitney : Singer, Model -- Howard, J. Imogene : Educator, Principal -- Humes, Helen : Singer -- Hunt, Ida Alexander Gibbs : Educator, Pan-africanist, Writer -- Hunter, Kristin : Novelist, Short Story Writer, Educator, Journalist. Jackson, E. Belle Mitchell : Educator, Entrepeneur, Religious Worker, Reformer -- Jackson, Ida L. : Educator, Humanitarian -- Jackson, Janet : Singer, Actress -- Jarboro, Caterina : Opera Singer -- Jefferson, Louise E. : Calligrapher, Illustrator, Art Director, Cartographer, Photographer -- Jenkins, Elaine B. : Entrepeneur, Consultant Firm Founder, Educator : Jenkins, Sebetha Lee : Eductaor, College President, Administrator -- Jennings, Patricia Prattis : Keyboardist, Composer, Songwriter, Edtor -- Johnson, Amelia E. : Poet, Editor, Novelist, Educator -- Johnson, Eddie Bernice : Politician, Consultant Firm Founder, Nurse -- Johnson, Virginia : Dancer -- Jones, Claudia : Political Activist, Black Nationalist, Feminist, Journalist. Continued 2 : Dash, Julie : Filmmaker -- Dean, Dora : Dancer, Entertainer -- De Baptiste, Georgia Mabel : Social Worker, Religious Worker, Educator, De Baptiste, Georgia Mabel : Social Worker, Religious Worker, Educator, Journalist -- Deberry, Lois M. : State Representative, Political Activist -- The Delaney Sisters : Delaney, Sadie : Educator, Humanitarian -- Delaney, Bessie : Dentist, Civil Rights Activist -- De Mortie, Louise : Lecturer, Missionary, Fund-raiser -- De Passe, Suzanne : Producer, Record And Film Company Executive. Dickens, Helen Octavia : Physician, Surgeon, Researcher, Educator, Health Administrator, Counselor, Lecturer -- Dickerson, Addie Whiteman : Real Estate Broker, Reformer, Clubwoman, Civic And Political Activist -- Donald, Beulah Mae : Civil Rights Activist -- Douglas, Lizzie : Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter -- Douglass, Grace Bustill : Abolitionist, Milliner -- Dukes, Hazel Nell : Civil Rights Activist -- Dunlap, Mollie Ernestine : Librarian, Bibliographer, Editor -- Dwelle, Georgia R. : Physician, Temperance Worker, Writer. Early, Sarah Jane Woodson : Educator, Temperance Leader, Activist, Writer, Lecturer -- Elders, Joycelyn : Physician, Researcher, State Health Official, U.s. Surgeon General -- Ellington, Mercedes : Dancer, Choreographer, Art Director, Educator -- Evans, Minnie : Visionary Artist -- Evers-williams, Myrlie B. : Organization Executive, Civil Rights Activist, Writer, Civic Worker. Faggs, Mae : Track Athlete, Educator, Administrator -- Fairfax, Jean : Civil Rights Activist, Philanthropist -- Falana, Lola : Entertainer, Singer, Dancer, Actress -- Fayerweather, Sarah Harris : School Integrationist -- Fernandis, Sarah Collins : Social Activist, Educator, Poet, Civic Leader -- Fisher, Gail : Actress, Model -- Flack, Roberta : Singer -- Foote, Julia A.j. : Evangelist, Preacher -- Ford, Justina L. : Physician, Humanitarian -- Fordham, Mary Weston : Educator, School Founder, Poet -- Forth, Elizabeth Denison : Maid, Landowner, Investor, Philanthropist -- Freeman, Frankiemuse : Civil Rights Activist, Community Activist, Lawyer. Gardner, Eliza Ann : Abolitionist, Clubwoman, Dressmaker, Reformer, Religious Leader -- Garland, Hazel B. : Journalist, Editor -- Garrison, Zina Lynna : Tennis Player -- Garvey, Amy Jacques : Feminist, Journalist, Organization Leader, Activist -- Gilbert, Mercedes : Actress, Poet, Songwriter, Playwright, Novelist. Jessie Carney Smith, Editor Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contains 500 biographies, including: Marian Anderson -- Maya Angelou -- Lillian Hardin Armstrong -- Pearl Bailey -- Ella Baker -- Josephine Baker -- Charlotta Spears Bass -- Daisy Bates -- Louise Beavers -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Carol Brice -- Nannie Helen Burroughs -- Diahann Carroll -- Betty Carter -- Elizabeth Catlett -- Barbara Chase-Riboud -- Alice Childress -- Shirley Chisholm -- Septima Clark -- Alice Coachman -- Johnnetta Betsch Cole -- Marva Collins -- Camille Cosby -- Ida Cox -- Dorothy Dandridge -- Margaret Danner -- Angela Davis -- Ruby Dee -- Irene Diggs -- Mattiwilda Dobbs -- Dorothy Donegan -- Rita Dove -- Dunham, Katherine -- Evelyn Ellis -- Evans, Mari -- Ada L. Fisher -- Aretha Franklin -- Charlotte White Franklin -- Althea Gibson -- Nikki Giovanni -- Whoopi Goldberg -- Angelina Weld Grimké -- Rosa Guy -- Adelaide Hall -- Juanita Hall -- Virginia Hamilton -- Sally Hemmings -- Billy Holiday -- Jennifer Holliday -- Lena Horne -- Clementine Hunter -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jacquelyne Johnson Jackson -- Mahalia Jackson -- Nell Jackson -- Harriet Ann Jacobs -- Mae C. Jemison -- Beverly Johnson -- Eunice Walker Johnson -- Helene Johnson -- Lois M. Jones -- Sissieretta Jones -- June Jordan -- Leontine Kelly -- Florynce Kennedy -- Jamaica Kincaid -- Coretta Scott King -- Eartha Kitt -- Nella Larsen -- Abbey Lincoln -- Audre Lorde -- Hattie McDaniel -- Paule Marshall -- Louise Meriwether -- Melba Moore -- Toni Morrison -- Pauli Murray -- Jessye Norman -- Odetta -- Painter, Nell Irvin -- Rosa Parks -- Ann Lane Petry -- Florence Price -- Leontyne Price -- Pearl Primus -- Ma Rainey -- Gloria Richardson -- Diana Ross -- Wilma Rudolph -- Sonia Sanchez -- Naomi Sims -- Sojourner Truth -- Harriet Tubman -- Tina Turner -- Cicely Tyson -- Sarah Vaughan -- Alice Walker -- Madam C. J. Walker -- Clara Mae Ward -- Dionne Warwick -- Dinah Washington -- Ethel Waters -- Dorothy West -- Edith Wilson -- Oprah Winfrey. Essays on African American women from 1730 with selections representing diverse areas of achievement including business, civil rights, the arts, education, scholarship, and government. Biographical essays of the most famous African American women--Harriet Tubman, Mary McLeod Bethune--appear alongside those of modern black women in their prime: historian Nell Painter, writer Alice Walker, and actress Halle Berry. Narrative biographical essays, edited by noted scholar Jessie Carney Smith, discuss each woman's significant achievements and the public response to those achievements. Many entries contain personal statements from the subjects provided exclusively for this 3 volume series, and all provide biographical data and a list of sources for additional study