Quiz: Can You Name These Famous Black Women Engineers?

To this day, being a woman in engineering means facing numerous challenges, such as gender bias and pay disparity. Being a Black woman in engineering adds another level of racial discrimination and systemic barriers to advancement, compounding the challenges and making their professional journeys particularly difficult.

Bringing to light the importance of these struggles and celebrating the achievements of Black women in STEM need not be reserved for Black History Month or Women's History Month, but rather an ongoing discussion and effort for equity, inclusion, and diversity in engineering. Take this quiz to familiarize yourself with these pioneers who defied gender and racial limitations and made significant contributions in their fields to overcome the hurdles of being Black women engineers.