1 Several different conditions, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, can cause a woman to have a high unopposed estrogen level. 2  Treatment with tamoxifen: Women who have been treated with tamoxifen, a drug used to prevent and treat breast cancer, have an increased risk of developing endometrial cancer.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 30, 1924, Chisholm was the oldest of four daughters to immigrant parents Charles St. Hill, a factory worker from Guyana, and Ruby Seale St. Hill, a seamstress from Barbados. She graduated from Brooklyn Girlsâ High in 1942 and from Brooklyn College cum laude in 1946, where she won prizes on the debate team.
Booker T. Washington, educator and champion of rights for blacks, was born to a black woman, Jane. She never named his white father, who was said to be a nearby planter. California Attorney General Kamala Harris is the first female, African-American and Asian-American lawyer for the state. Her mother is Indian, and her father is Jamaican-American. My father's white, and my mother's black, former NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous told the Los Angeles Times in 2009. Actress Maya Rudolph is the daughter of soul singer Minnie Riperton and songwriter Richard Rudolph.