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1934–
Anne Elise Thompson (née Jenkins; born July 8, 1934) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She was the first female and first African American federal judge in New Jersey.
1920–2001
Anne Gamble Kennedy (September 25, 1920 – June 11, 2001) was an American classical pianist, piano professor, and accompanist for the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Nashville, Tennessee.
1874–1952
Anne Greenup (born Anna Hurd; May 5, 1874 – March 15, 1952) was the first president of The Coloured Women's Club of Montreal. Greenup was born in Harveysburg, Ohio to Charles Hurd, a schoolteacher from Georgia, and Mahala Jackson from Virginia. She was…
Biography
Anne Harper Charity Hudley is an American linguist who works on language variation in secondary schools. Since 2021, she has been a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Anne Hopkins in backyard, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Anne Hopkins with dog, Durban (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1954–
Georgianne Lundy (born October 18, 1954) is an American conductor and music educator. She founded the Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra and the William Grant Still String Quartet, both specializing in performing chamber music written by black composers, and…
1805–1833
Anne Marie Becraft, also known as Sister Aloysius, O.S.P. (1805 – December 16, 1833) was an African American educator and Religious Sister. Around 1820, she established a school for black girls in Washington, D.C., and later joined the Oblate Sisters of…
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Anne-Marie Green (born September 21, 1971) is a correspondent for the CBS News program 48 Hours. Green began her career as a reporter for CKVR-TV in Barrie and at Rogers Cable News in Mississauga, both located in Ontario. She was a news anchor in Toronto…
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Anne Moody (September 15, 1940 – February 5, 2015) was an American author who wrote about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, and her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement through the NAACP, CORE and SNCC. Moody began…
1730–1810
Anne Rossignol (1730–1810), was a famous signare businesswoman and slave trader. Born on Gorée, she emigrated to Saint-Domingue in 1775, where she became one of the three richest free coloured businesswomen in the colony, alongside Zabeau Bellanton in…
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Anne Bethel Spencer (born Bannister; February 6, 1882 – July 27, 1975) was an American poet, teacher, civil rights activist, librarian, and gardener. She was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, despite living…
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Anne Williams-Isom (born November 17, 1964) is an American government official, academic, lawyer and former nonprofit executive who served as New York City deputy mayor for health and human services from January 2022 to March 2025. She also served as…
1961–
Annette Doreen Campbell (born (1961-10-24)24 October 1961) is a British weightlifter, competing in the 63 kg category and representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003…
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Annette Gordon-Reed (born November 19, 1958) is an American historian and law professor. Her scholarly work connects history and legal studies.
1920–1983
Alethia Annette Lewis Hoage Phinazee (July 23, 1920 – September 17, 1983, in Durham, North Carolina) was the first woman and the first black American woman to earn the doctorate in library science from Columbia University. She was called a trailblazer for…
Biography
Annette March-Grier is the president of the Roberta's House Inc., a nonprofit grief support center for children and adults in Baltimore, MD. Her career path includes being a registered nurse and a licensed mortician. Her family owns the largest African…
1966–
Annette Jimerson (born 1966) is an American artist who works in a wide variety of media. However, she is known for her whimsical and prolific painting abilities, both realist and abstract. Primarily painting in acrylic and oils, she also makes watercolor…
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Anni Domingo (born 1950s) is a British actress, director and writer, working in theatre, television, radio and films. She additionally holds positions on the boards of several organisations in various sectors, and has said: "You can't make a difference…
Biography
Annice (died August 23, 1828) was the first enslaved woman known to have been executed in Missouri. She was hanged for the murders of five slave children, including two of her own. Annice was a slave in Clay County, Missouri under the control of Jeremiah…
1937–
Annice M. Wagner (born September 9, 1937) is a former judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. She served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 2005.
1949
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA first edition hardcover copy of Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks, with printed dust jacket; it is 60 pages in length. The book details different aspects of Annie's (a young African American girl) interior and exterior life as she matures into womanhood.…
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Annie Belle Andrews (born 1959) is a former Assistant Administrator for Human Resources Management in the Federal Aviation Administration, and a former Rear Admiral in the US Navy, serving in the areas of manpower, personnel, training and education. She is…
1920–2012
Annie B. Martin (December 20, 1920 – June 12, 2012) was an American pioneer of the labor movement and the civil rights movement. A South Carolina native, Martin participated in many marches in Washington, D.C., was appointed New York state assistant…
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