March
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.

March 8, 1945
Lilia Ann Abron, the first African American woman to earn a PhD in chemical engineering, is born.
March 10, 1898
Josephine Groves Holloway, who founded the first unofficial Girl Scout troop for African American girls (1924), is born.

March 10, 1913
Harriet Tubman transitions to the ancestors.
March 11, 1959
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin In the Sun” opens at Barrymore Theater, New York, the first play by a Black woman to premier on Broadway.

March 13, 2020
Louisville Police Kill Breonna Taylor During Nighttime No-Knock Raid, sparking national protests and riots.
March 15, 1825
Harriet E. Wilson, one of the first female African-American novelist, her novel Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black was published anonymously in 1859 in Boston, is born.
March 15, 1896
Marion Cuthbert, who helped found the National Association of College Women to fight discrimination in higher education, wrote pathbreaking dissertation, “Education and Marginality: A Study of the Negro Woman College Graduate” is born.
March 15, 1901
Ballie Crutchfield lynched in Rome, Tennessee by a white mob searching for her brother.
March 16, 1846
Rebecca Cole, the second African-American woman to become a doctor/physician in the United States (1867), is born.

March 21, 1986
Debi Thomas becomes first African American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championship.

March 24, 1912
Dorothy Height who served over 40 years as President of the National Council of Negro Women is born.
March 25, 1832
One of the first black women to venture to Black Hills (South Dakota), Lucretia Marchbanks, praised for her upright character and superb culinary talents, is born.
March 25, 1939
Toni Cade Bambara who challenged masculinist assumptions in black radical discourse of the Sixties wrote short fiction Gorilla, My Love (1972) which won the Black Rose Award, The Salt Eaters (1981) won the Langston Hughes Society Award is born.
March 25, 1949
Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy (1998) is born.
March 27, 1897
Effa Manley, co-owner and manager with husband Abe of the Negro League baseball team the Brooklyn Eagles (1935-46), is born.
March 27, 1924
Sarah Vaughan aka “Divine One” and world renown jazz singer and pianist is born.
March 29, 1918
Pearl Bailey, jazz and blues singer, won amateur contests in Harlem and Philadelphia when she was 22, sang with Cab Calloway (1945), starred in movies, goodwill ambassador for United Nations (1979) is born.


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March 3, 1913
Margaret Bonds, one of the first black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States, best remembered today for her frequent collaborations with Langston Hughes is born.
March 3, 1962
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, considered one of the world’s greatest female athletes, holds the record in the long jump (1988) and the heptathlon (1986), won 3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals in 4 Olympic games, is born.
March 31, 1888
The National Council of Women of the U.S. is organized by Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Julia Ward Howe, and Sojourner Truth, among others, the oldest non-sectarian women’s organization in the U.S.
March 31, 1988
Toni Morrison wins Pulitzer Prize for Beloved.