rebecca lee crumpler, the first black woman to earn a medical degree in the united stes wheatley, the first black woman to publish a book in this great country. and mary jane we also have mary aliza mahoney, the first black nurse and eventual co-founder of the american nurse's association. more than that, maloney was one of the first women to register to vote in boston after her retirement in 1920. maggie lee walker, the first black woman to start a bank and serve as the president of a u.s. bank. alice dunning, the first black woman to cover the white house as a reporter may jemison, the first black woman to become an astronaut and go into space. she overcame her fear of heights to do that. can you imagine? these extraordinary blackare ha. black women are setting new standards of excellence in the sciences and the0 arts, athletics, politics, math, medication, and theust to name a few. i am proud to celebrate the chiropractics of a black woman. i am the product of a black woman and all women to the betterment of america. they have helped to bill this country and do everything possible to protect the rights they have worked so hard for. and as we discuss the