Q: Who was an American short story writer, novelist and photographer who wrote about the American South, her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973?

A: Eudora Welty, April 13, 1909 (2001) via Wikipedia

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Q: Who was a renowned Black American chef, teacher, and author who helped refine the American view of Southern cooking, championed the use of fresh, in season ingredients?

A: Edna Lewis, April 13, 1916 (2006) via Wikipedia

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Q: Who is an American architect and the founder and Design Principal of Ross Barney Architects, the 2023 winner of the AIA Gold Medal, the first woman to design a federal building?

Carol Ross Barney FAIA, April 12, 1949

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Q: Who was an American writer of children's and YA fiction, one of America's most successful authors, 91 million books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950?

A: Beverly Cleary, April 12, 1916 (2021)

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Q: Who was an influential member of the Navajo Nation Council, as a member and 3-term head of the council's Health and Welfare Committee, she worked to improve the health and education of the Navajo?

A: Annie Dodge Wauneka, April 11, 1910 (1997)

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Q: Who was the first Black American woman to graduate from Yale Law (1931), first to join the NYC Bar Association (1932), the first to join the NYC Law Department, and the first to serve as a judge in the US?

A: Jane Bolin, April 11, 1908 (2007)

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“Anyone who wants to read about the history of stagecoach drivers and a strong woman with great amounts of spirit and fortitude will love this book.”

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Q: Who was the first Black American woman to graduate from Yale Law (1931), first to join the NYC Bar Association (1932), the first to join the NYC Law Department, and the first to serve as a judge in the US?

A: Jane Bolin, April 11, 1908 (2007)

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Q: Who was the director of the National Welfare Rights Org, in her essay, 'Welfare Is a Woman's Issue,' she emphasized women's right to adequate income, regardless of whether they worked in a factory or at home?

A: Johnnie Tillmon, April 10, 1926 (1995)

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Q: Who was the director of the National Welfare Rights Org, in her essay, 'Welfare Is a Woman's Issue,' she emphasized women's right to adequate income, regardless of whether they worked in a factory or at home?

A: Johnnie Tillmon, April 10, 1926 (1995)

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Q: Who is an Australian composer who became the first Australian and the first woman to be appointed to a professor of music at the University of Sydney?

A: Dr. Anne Boyd, April 10, 1946 (via Wikipedia)

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Q: On this day in history, who sings an Easter Sunday concert for more than 75,000 at Lincoln Memorial?

A: Marian Anderson, April 9, 1939

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Q: Who is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the United Farmworkers Association, first Latina inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame?

A: Dolores Huerta, April 10, 1930

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'It questions what constitutes a “family” and how one person comes to terms with a lifetime of loss and loneliness in a time when women were not valued in society.'

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Q: Who is an American actress, activist, and theater director, widely known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City, since 2022 she took a leading role on The Gilded Age?

A: Cynthia Nixon, April 9, 1966 (via Wikipedia)

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Q: On this day in history, who sings an Easter Sunday concert for more than 75,000 at Lincoln Memorial?

A: Marian Anderson, April 9, 1939

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Q: Who was an American classical composer, pianist, and music teacher, noted as the first Black American woman recognized as a symphonic composer, and first to have a composition played by a major orchestra?

A: Florence Price, April 9, 1887 (1953)

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Q: Who was FLOTUS as the wife of President Ford, raised breast cancer, the ERA, abortion rights, and addiction awareness when she sought help for alcoholism and substance abuse, founded The Betty Ford Center?

A: Betty Ford, April 8, 1918 (2011)

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Q: Who was a producer, screenwriter, and the most successful actress in silent films, starred in 42 films by D. W. Griffith, won Academy Award for “Coquette” (1929), created United Artists with five others?

A: Mary Pickford, April 8, 1892 (1979)

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