[2] It should be noted that Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She completed her degree at Boston University in 1864.

The first African-American woman to go to outer space, Mae Jemison, said she ventured beyond the earth because she wanted to.

As the first African American woman to be ordained as a rabbi, her journey is one of determination, faith, and unwavering strength. "My Hebrew name is Rabah Eliana Eliza Bat Avraham, daughter of ...