Black Women

Photograph of women activists with signs for voter registration

This photograph is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project..

Graphic featuring a black and white photo of Ginny Montes speaking into a microphone, the video title, and an illustration of Montes speaking to a group of seated women.
Activist Ginny Montes Uplifted Future Women Leaders
February 14, 2023
A circular button featuring a sepia portrait of Bessie Coleman wearing an aviator hat and goggles.
Pilot Bessie Coleman Lands on the Newest Quarter
January 3, 2023
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Portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama

National Portrait Gallery

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Wintry street scene with pink, grey, and yellow townhouses and falling snow
The Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers
National Portrait Gallery

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Frontispiece portrait of Elleanor Eldridge holding a whitewashing brush
Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

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Award with picnic basket and music notes
Ella Fitzgerald's Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
National Museum of American History

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A plasticized two piece nurse's white apron worn by Pauline Brown Payne. The top portion, or bib of the apron is a solid piece of fabric that covers the torso from waist to shoulders, broader at the chest and narrowing at the waist.
Nurse's uniform apron worn by Pauline Brown Payne
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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A black-and-white photograph of eleven members of a women's basketball team standing in front of a curtain. The tallest woman stands in the middle, with the individuals being shorter as they stand further from the center. A basketball sits at their feet.
Group portrait of a young women's basketball team
National Museum of African American History & Culture

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A curling iron with a metal barrel with a clamp that closes to halfway cover the barrel and two handles that are covered with an insolating material
Marcel-Curler from a Travel Hair Care Kit Used by Anna Mae Queen Holmes
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Quilt with colorful fabric diamonds against a black fabric
Cathedral Window Quilt
Anacostia Community Museum

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A black-and-white photograph of five young Black women in light colored tops and dark skirts seated in a line in front of Breisch High School
Group portrait of five young women outside Breisch High School
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Quilt depicting Harriet Tubman, in multiple bright-colored fabrics, seated against a dark background with a sunflower pattern
"I Go To Prepare A Place For You" by Bisa Butler

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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