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November
Black Women's History Calendar
The Black Women's History Timeline is a dynamic and empowering resource that highlights the monumental contributions of Black women throughout history. From trailblazing leaders and activists to innovators in science, culture, and business, this timeline offers a curated journey through their achievements and legacy. Each month, we spotlight key figures, events, and movements that have shaped the course of history and continue to inspire future generations. This timeline not only celebrates Black women's resilience, brilliance, and leadership but also educates and empowers communities to honor their invaluable impact on the world.
November 3, 1992
Carol Mosely Braun makes history as the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate
November 4, 1942
Inventor Patricia Bath is born
November 4, 1981
Zina Garrison makes history as the first black player to win the junior singles tennis championship at Wimbledon
November 5, 1968
Shirley Chisolm of Brooklyn, N.Y., becomes the first African American woman elected to Congress.
November 6, 1990
Sharon Pratt Kelly makes history as the first elected woman mayor of Washington, D.C.
November 8, 1938
Crystal Bird Faucet is elected state representative in Pennsylvania, becoming the first Black woman to serve in a state legislature.
November 8, 1933
Actress Ester Rolle is born
November 9, 1922
Actress Dorothy Dandridge is born
November 9, 1956
Mattiwilda Dobbs makes history as the first Black person to sing a romantic lead at the Metropolitan Opera
November 11, 1979
Bethune Museum and Archives opens in Washington D.C. as a center for African-American women’s history, honoring Mary McLeod Bethune
November 12, 1941
Madame Lillian Evanto founds the National Negro Opera Company.
November 12, 1994
Olympic Gold Medalist Wilma Rudolph passes away at the age of 54
November 13, 1951
Ballerina Janet Collins makes history as the first Black dancer to appear with the Metropolitan Opera Company
November 13, 1955
Whoopi Goldberg is born
November 14, 1954
Condoleezza Rice, the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, is born
November 15, 1979
Rosa Parks awarded the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
November 16, 1981
Pam Johnson named publisher of the Ithaca (NY) Journal, becoming the first African American woman to head a daily newspaper.
November 16, 1963
Olympic gold medalist Zina Garrison is born
November 16, 1967
Actress Lisa Bonet is born
November 17, 1964
Susan Rice, the first Black woman to hold the title of National Security Advisor under the Barack Obama Administration, is born
November 17, 1992
Poet Audre Lorde passes away
November 17, 1972
Barbara Jordan of Houston & Andrew Young of Atlanta make history as the first African-Americans from the south to be elected to Congress since the Reconstruction era
November 17, 1998
Actress Esther Rolle passes away
November 18, 1787
Abolitionist and women’s right activist Sojourner Truth born.
November 20, 1910
Activist Pauli Murray is born
November 26, 1939
Singer Tina Turner is born
November 27, 1957
Dorothy Height is elected as president of the National Council of Negro Women
November 27, 1964
Actress Robin Givens is born
November 29, 1955
Alice Childress makes history as first Black woman to receive an Obie Award for her play, Trouble in Mind
November 29, 2021
Singer Rihanna named National Hero of Barbados
November 30, 1965
Judith Jamison debuts with Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theatre
November 30, 1924
Shirley Chisholm, first Black woman to run for President, is born
