Maker Directory

Our HistoryMakers Digital Archive is an extensive resource with thousands of subjects. Use this Directory to filter and search our entire library. Members can save Makers to revisit later—find them any time on your My Account page. Browse by Maker Category to learn more about each professional group.

Browse maker categories See Saved Makers

Results

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

ArtMakers

Elma Lewis

Theater Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

ArtMakers

Doris Jones

Artistic Director, Dance Instructor

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

LawMakers

Amy Robertson Goldson

Entertainment Lawyer

MediaMakers

Jocelyn Dorsey

Television Producer, Television Reporter

ArtMakers

Pearl Cleage

Playwright, Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Lilliette M. Council

Civic Volunteer, Community Activist

StyleMakers

Olive Lee Benson

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Salon Owner

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

EducationMakers

Elizabeth B. Rawlins

Academic Administrator, Education Professor, Elementary School Teacher

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor

MediaMakers

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Newspaper Reporter, Television News Correspondent

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

EducationMakers

Ione Teresa Vargus

Academic Administrator, African American Studies Professor

CivicMakers

Jeanne Brayboy

Civil Rights Activist, Elementary School Music Teacher, Community Activist, Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers, PoliticalMakers

Myrtle Davis

Pharmacist, City Council Member

BusinessMakers

Paula Ann Sneed

Corporate Executive

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Eartha Kitt

Actress, Singer

EducationMakers

Lucy R. Wilson

Academic Administrator

BusinessMakers

Leona Barr-Davenport

Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Sarah-Ann Shaw

Television News Reporter

CivicMakers

The Honorable Lucille Whipper

Cultural Center Founder

CivicMakers

Shirley James

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Julia Purnell

Association Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Deborah Wright

Bank Chairman, Bank Executive

CivicMakers

June M. Perry

Social Worker, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Wenda Weekes Moore

Civic Leader

MediaMakers

Debra Lee

Media Company Chief Executive

ScienceMakers

Nancy Glenn Griesinger

Statistician

EntertainmentMakers

Jasmine Guy

Actress

ScienceMakers

Joan Langdon

Math Professor, Education Administrator

ScienceMakers

Marian Johnson-Thompson

Molecular Virologist

MediaMakers

Andrea L. Taylor

Media Executive

BusinessMakers

Sallie Ann Robinson

Chef, Culinary Historian

EntertainmentMakers

Kym Longino

Hollywood Stuntwoman

MedicalMakers

Dr. June Jackson Christmas

Psychiatrist

MusicMakers

Terri Lyne Carrington

Jazz Musician

LawMakers

Lisa Tatum

Lawyer

MilitaryMakers, MedicalMakers

Major General Irene Trowell-Harris

Military Officer, Nurse

CivicMakers

The Honorable Chirlane Irene McCray

Civic Leader

MediaMakers

Jean Boone

Newspaper Publishing Executive

MediaMakers

Dianne Hudson

Television Producer, Executive

EducationMakers

Roslyn Artis

Academic Administrator, Lawyer