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In 1978, Harriet Tubman became the first African-American woman to be honored on a US stamp. [8] In 2001, Frida Kahlo became the first Hispanic woman to be honored on a US stamp, though she was Mexican not American. [9] [10] Groups of women have also been honored on US stamps, for example Gold Star Mothers (1948) and "Women In Our Armed ...
This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and ...
Harriet Quimby. Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly across the English Channel. [ 1][ 2] Although Quimby died at the age of 37 in a flying ...
A Southern California woman has pleaded guilty in a $150-million counterfeit postage scheme. Pictured are Postal Service trucks parked outside a post office in January. (Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press)
Lynne Pinches, picked up her cue and walked from the table in the EPA Women's Champions of Champions Final in Denbighshire, Wales, leaving Harriet Haynes to pick up the trophy by default. The ...
Maya Angelou ( / ˈændʒəloʊ / ⓘ AN-jə-loh; [ 1][ 2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning ...
A stamp honoring Virginia Dare, who in 1587 became the first English child born in what became the United States. Native American women previous to and during the time of Colonial America were highly regarded as leaders. Many Indigenous women had decision making power and were respected in their communities.
Tubman's commemorative plaque in Auburn, New York, erected 1914. Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.