Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Didn't it Rain (Live 1964)

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  Meta Warrick Fuller: Trailblazing African American Sculptor

  Meta Warrick Fuller celebrated African American cultural identity through her artwork.

  11:25
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  The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor

  Margaret Chung became the first American-born Chinese woman doctor in 1916.

  10:18
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  Grace Abbott: Social Work Pioneer

  Grace Abbott spent her life fighting for the rights of women, children and immigrants.

  9:04
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  She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.

  Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.

  10:18
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  She was a leader of the American labor movement

  Rose Schneiderman was a pioneering labor organizer and suffragist.

  10:59
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  Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician

  Gladys Bentley was a musical sensation and gender identity pioneer.

  11:51
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  Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer

  She was a record-breaking mountaineer, educator and suffragist.

  10:40
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  She was the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel

  Gertrude Ederle made history in 1926 as the first woman to swim across the English Channel

  11:54
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  Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer

  Sissieretta Jones was the first Black woman to headline a concert at Carnegie Hall.

  11:05
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  The First American Indian Doctor

  Susan La Flesche Picotte became the first American Indian woman doctor.

  11:37