Black History Month Crossword

First black woman millionaire
Patented more than 60 inventions
Inventor of the long-life light bulb
Known as the "black Thomas Edison"
A member of the Harlem Renaissance
First African-American to earn a doctorate from Harvard
Invented America's first fully-functioning clock
Devised over 100 products using the peanut
First African-American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States
First neurosurgeon to have successfully separated conjoined twins at the head
Ophthalmologist and first black woman to receive a patent for a medical invention
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NASA's first black female engineer
Achieved renown in the 1990s for his pioneering work in tracing the ancestry of African-Americans via DNA testing
Conducted experiments in the 1940s using dolls to study children's attitudes about race
First black female astronaut
First black woman Poet Laureate
Recipient of the National Book Award
First black Rhodes Scholar
First black Ivy League president