5th Grade Historical Figures SHES

improved transportation by inventing the airplane

poet who wrote about what life was like for African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance

Famous band leader and jazz piano player

These African Americans moved out west to find more freedom and economic opportunity

increased productivity of factories by developing something that allowed them to work later and in the night

famous baseball player

president during the Spanish-American War

President during the building of the Panama Canal

Famous trumpet player during the Jazz Age

improved communication by inventing the telephone

improved agriculture by developing new farming techniques like crop rotation

African American pilots who were trained to fly and protect bombers during WWII

increased productivity of factories by creating the assembly line

wrote the best selling novel of all time, Gone with the Wind about life during the Civil War

symbol of women joining the work force during WWII

first person to complete the solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris

president who was elected because he created a New Deal to end the Great Depression

Olympic gold medal winner who embarrassed Hitler and proved his theories about race wrong