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The following is a list of notable African-American women who have made contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.. An excerpt from a 1998 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education by Juliane Malveaux reads: "There are other reasons to be concerned about the paucity of African American women in science, especially as scientific occupations are among the ...
VanguardSTEM is a web series that features interviews hosted by Isler and featuring women of color in STEM, discussing academic and professional work and culture as well as current events. Featured scientists include Brittany Kamai , DeAndrea Salvador , and Naia Butler-Craig . [ 23 ]
At the December 6, 2019 TEDxNashvilleWomen, [15] Phelps presented the talk "How I Claimed a Seat at the Periodic Table", where, according to TED Talks, she "debunk[ed] the myth of solitary genius and challenge[d] institutional elitism by sharing stories of women of color making their way in science". [13]
As Collins was growing up she felt a lack of encouragement to have women in science fields, and even less for people of color. In 1994 she was one of eight African Americans in the Ohio State graduate program. All eight students were invited to a meeting with the chemistry department chair to talk about inclusion and what could be done to have ...
The trials, tribulations, and triumphs of black faculty in the math and science pipeline: a life history approach (Dissertation). University of Massachusetts at Amherst. [216] Williams, Talithia M (2018). Power in numbers: The rebel women of mathematics. Race Point Publishing.
Linda Spilker (born 1955), American planetary scientist; Lucy-Ann McFadden (born 1952), astronomer; Maria Zuber (born 1958), American planetary scientist; Martha P. Haynes (born 1951), American astronomer specializing in radio astronomy; Pamela Gay (born 1973), American astronomer; Rachel Zimmerman (born 1972), Canadian-born space scientist
It includes scientists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:African-American scientists . Subcategories
This is a timeline of women in science in the United States. 19th Century 1848: ... 1990: Antonia Novello became the first woman, first person of color, ...