Women in American History J

A lawyer, educator, politician and civil rights movement leader. The first African-American woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first to give a keynote address to the Democratic National Convention

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Henrietta Johnston

First female artist working in the colonies

Emeline Jones

First woman to practice denistry in the United States.

Amanda Jones

Established the first all womens company