http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists View images of famous female African American politicians and activists. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-25T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo1 Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1972-78 and was the first African-American congresswoman from the Deep South. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo2 Rosa Parks (1913-2005) a civil rights activist and member of the NAACP gained national attention when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, an action that sparked a boycott of the Montgomery bus system. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo3 Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, NJ. Hamer was the vice-chairperson of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo4 Angel Davis (1944-) is a black feminist activist. This photograph was taken at a press conference following her 1972 arrest. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo5 Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo6 Carol Moseley Braun (1947-) was elected in 1992 to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate. She was the first African American woman elected to the Senate. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo7 Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985) served as the secretary of housing and urban development from 1977-1979 and was the first African American woman to be a member of a presidential cabinet. Harris was also the first African American woman appointed to a U.S. ambassadorship. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo8 Condoleeza Rice (1954-) was the first woman to ever serve as the head of the National Security Council. In 2005 Rice became the first African American woman to serve as secretary of state. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo9 Susan Rice (1964-), appointed by Barack Obama in 2009, is the first African-American woman to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo10 Sheila Jackson Lee represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Houston. Jackson Lee sits on three Congressional committees and is currently serving her seventh term. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-politicians-and-activists/photo10