A. Philip Randolph Institute Baltimore Chapter

Celebrating Black History
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Hattie Scott Peterson grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, and despite the barriers she faced as a black woman in the early 1900s, she loved math and sciences. After high school she worked in the U.S. Government Accounting Office (during World War II). She attended Howard University, and in 1946, earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, becoming the first African American woman in the U.S. to do so. She moved to Sacramento, California, and in 1947 she began working for the U.S. Geological Survey doing surveying and cartographic engineering. In 1954, she became the first woman engineer to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) focusing on flood risk reduction, navigation projects, and other civil engineering tasks that protect people and their land from water damage. Hattie was a strong mentor and advocate. She supported women entering engineering and physical sciences at a time when few thought that was possible. In addition to leaving an endowment to Howard University that continues to create scholarships, she was honored by USACE Sacramento with an inspirational award in her name. She left a lasting legacy.

Celebrating Black History
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Ethel Waters was a blues singer and actress. She was the first African American to star in her own television show and be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Waters became the first African American woman to integrate broadway when composer Irving Berlin awarded her a starring role in his broadway musical "As Thousands Cheer". She soon became one of the highest paid actresses on broadway regardless of race. Her broadway acclaim led to a career in film and later television, including an appearance in the all-black film, Cabin in the Sky, which stared Lena Horne and was directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Celebrating Black History
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Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas is a gymnast who, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, became both the first American to claim gold medals in the team and individual all-around events and the first African American to win the all-around title.
"Gold medals are made out of your sweat, blood and tears, and effort in the gym every day, and sacrificing a lot.”
Gabrielle Douglas