V-103's Gallery Of Legendary Women To Honor Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month, and March 8 happens to be International Women's Day. There'll never be enough time or space on the internet to list all of the great women throughout history who have made humanity proud, but we celebrate today with photos of some of our favorite women, including:
Maya Angelou -- Poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist
Coretta Scott King -- Civil Rights Movement icon
Dr. Mae Jemison -- First black woman to travel in space
Katherine Johnson -- Mathematician whose calculations helped NASA successfully complete America's first manned spaceflights
Beyonce -- International entertainment icon
Sheila Johnson -- Co-founder of Black Entertainment Television
Halle Berry -- First black woman to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards
Lena Waithe -- First black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Claudette Colvin -- Refused to give up her seat on a crowded, segregated bus, preceding Rosa Parks, who began the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Misty Copeland -- First black woman to be promoted to principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre
Nikkki Giovanni -- One of the most influential poets, authors and activists in American history
Whoopi Goldberg -- First black woman to have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms -- Mayor of Atlanta
Oprah Winfrey -- Billionaire media mogul
Venus Williams -- Grand Slam tennis champion and one of history's greatest athletes
Serena Williams -- Grand Slam tennis champion and one of history's greatest athletes
Michelle Obama -- Best-selling author, attorney and former First Lady of the United States of America
Stacey Abrams -- First black woman to be major party gubernatorial candidate for a U.S. state
Ava Duvernay -- First black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award
Florence Griffith Joyner -- Track and Field athlete recognized as the fastest woman of all time
And of course V-103's own Joyce Littel, Jade Novah, Ramona DeBreaux and Maria Boynton!
Happy International Women's Day to you and yours from The People's Station V-103!
