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Noni Jabavu 1919-2008
From: Botswana, South Africa, United Kingdom
Fields: Literature and Poetry
Janet Jackson 1966-
From: United States: California, Indiana
Fields: Music, Stage and Screen
Lenore Jackson
From: United States: Maryland
Fields: Other
Shirley Ann Jackson 1946-
From: United States: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington DC
Fields: Education, Invention, Physics
Wanda Jackson 1937-
From: United States: Oklahoma
Fields: Music
Key Words/Phrases: singer, rockabilly
Harriet Jacobs 1813-1897
From: United States: Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington DC
Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry
Etta James 1938-
From: United States: California
Fields: Music
Key Words/Phrases: singer, songwriter, blues, soul, gospel, jazz
Marion James
From: United States: Tennessee
Fields: Music, Philanthropy
Key Words/Phrases: R&B singer, Nashville's "Queen of the Blues"
Katharine Jefferts Schori 1954-
From: United States: Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, Washington
Fields: Oceanography, Religion
Key Words/Phrases: Bishop in Episcopal Church, oceanographer
Mae C. Jemison 1956-
From: United States: Illinois, New Hampshire
Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Health and Medicine
Elizabeth Jennings Graham 1830-1901
From: United States: New York
Fields: Education, Human Rights
Key Words/Phrases: won the first desegregation case in 1855, teacher
Eva Jessye 1895-1992
From: United States: Kansas, New York
Fields: Music
Joan of Arc 1412-1431
From: France
Fields: Military and Warfare, Religion
Key Words/Phrases: saint, military heroine, prisoner of war, POW, martyr
Eunice Johnson 1916-2010
From: United States: Alabama, Illinois
Fields: Beauty and Fashion, Management and Labor Relations
Irene Joliot-Curie 1897-1956
From: France
Fields: Chemistry
Key Words/Phrases: radioactivity research, Nobel Prize
El Dorado Jones
From: United States: Illinois
Fields: Invention
Key Words/Phrases: inventor, muffler
Grace Jones 1948-
From: Jamaica, United States: New York
Fields: Beauty and Fashion, Music
Marion Jones 1975-
From: United States: California
Fields: Sports
Key Words/Phrases: track and field, track-and-field
Mary Harris (Mother) Jones 1837-1930
From: Ireland, United States: Illinois, Tennessee
Fields: Activism and Social Service, Management and Labor Relations
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1949-2008
From: United States: Ohio
Fields: Government and Politics
Barbara Charline Jordan 1936-1996
From: United States: Texas
Fields: Government and Politics, Law
J. Kathryn Josserand 1942-2006
From: Mexico, United States: Florida, Louisiana
Fields: Anthropology
Key Words/Phrases: linguist, Classic Maya inscriptions
Florence Griffith Joyner 1959-1998
From: United States: California
Fields: Sports
Key Words/Phrases: track and field, track-and-field
Marjorie Stewart Joyner 1896-1994
From: United States: Illinois, Virginia
Fields: Beauty and Fashion, Invention
Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1962-
From: United States: California, Illinois
Fields: Sports
Key Words/Phrases: heptathlon, long jump
Juliana of the Netherlands 1909-2004
From: Netherlands
Fields: Government and Politics
Key Words/Phrases: queen of the Netherlands
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