Famous Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle-- Founder and "guiding light" of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Dr. Debbye Turner-- Former Miss America; Humanitarian.

Ella Fitzgerald-- Famous jazz singer, "First Lady of Song".

Marian Anderson-- The first black woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.

Sharon Pratt Kelly-- The first woman to serve as mayor of Washington, D.C.

Angie Brooks-- The first woman President of the United Nations.

Yvette Lee-- Producer of "Hangin with Mr. Cooper and "A Different World", and creator and executive producer of "Living Single".

Leah Tutu-- Wife of South African activist Bisho Desmond Tutu.

Zina Garrison-Jackson-- Famous tennis player

Marjorie Judith Vincent-- Miss America, 1991.

Hazel O' Leary-- Secretary for the Department of Energy.

Lynn Whitfield-- Humanitarian and actress; star of the Josephine Baker Story.

Dr. Mae Jemison-- First Black woman astronaut.

Bebe Moore Campbell-- Author of "Brothers and Sisters" and "Your Blues Ain't Like Mine".

Toni Morrison-- Nobel prize-winning novelist and poet.

Dr. Marilyn Gatson-- Assistant Surgeon General.

Gladys Knight-- Singer, actress; lead singer with the Pips.

Rosa Parks-- "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement".

Coretta Scott King-- Widow fo Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jane Addams-- Founder of Hull House, Chicago, Illinois.

Maya Angelou-- Accomplished author, writer, poet, singer, and dancer.

Eleanor Roosevelt-- Humanitarian; delegate to the United Nations.

Phylicia Rashad-- Actress on the award-winning "Cosby Show".

Jada Pinkett Smith-- Actress.