She Did It First: Celebrating African-American Female Trailblazers

BET.com salutes 20 Black history makers.

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Norma Merrick Sklarek - Norma Merrick Sklarek was the first Black woman to become a licensed architect in 1962 and was the first Black woman to earn a fellowship with the American Institute of Architects in 1985. (Photo: Public Domain)
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander - Civil rights activist and attorney Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in economics and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was also the first national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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Norma Merrick Sklarek - Norma Merrick Sklarek was the first Black woman to become a licensed architect in 1962 and was the first Black woman to earn a fellowship with the American Institute of Architects in 1985. (Photo: Public Domain)

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