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This page is a sub-category of the US Black Heritage Project. The purpose is to specifically categorize African-American women who were scientists or mathematicians. Not only did they have to overcome oppression because of skin color, but also gender discrimination in fields that have been traditionally considered only for men.
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Ball, Alice Augusta (1892–1916) | Alice Augusta Ball | Chemist | No | Yes | |
Bath, Patricia (1942–) | Patricia Era Bath | Ophthalmologist | No | No | |
Boone, Sarah (1832–1905) | Sarah (Boone) Marshall | Inventor | No | No | |
Clark, Mamie (Phipps) (1914–2005) | Mamie Phipps Clark | Psychologist | No | No | |
Daly, Marie Maynard (1921–2003) | Marie Maynard Daly | Chemist | No | Yes | |
Easley, Annie (McCrory) (1933–2011) | Annie Jean (McCrory) Easley | Computer scientist | No | No | |
Lena Frances Edwards (1900-1986) | Lena Frances (Edwards) Madison | Physician | No | Yes | |
Bashen, Janet (Emerson) (1957–) | no profile | Inventor, entrepreneur, professional, consultant | No | No | |
Fraser, Sarah Loguen (1850-1933) | Sarah Marinda (Loguen) Fraser | physician | No | Yes | |
Goode, Sarah E. (Jacobs) (1855–1905) | Sarah E. Goode | Inventor | No | No | |
Griffin, Bessie (Blount) (1914–2009) | Bessie Blount Griffin | Physical therapist, inventor | No | No | |
Jackson, Mary (1921–2005) | Mary Winston Jackson | Mathematician, Aerospace engineer | No | No | |
Jemison, Mae (1956) | Mae Jemison | Astronaut | No | No | |
Johnson, Katherine (Coleman) (1918-2020) | Creola Katherine (Coleman) Johnson | Physicist, Mathematician | No | Yes | |
Kenner, Mary (Davidson) (1918-) | Mary Beatrice (Davidson) Kenner | Inventor | No | No | |
Logan, Myra Adele (1908-1977) | Myra Adele Logan | Surgeon | No | Yes | |
Mahoney, Mary (1845–1926) | Mary Eliza Mahoney | Nurse | No | No | |
Owens, Joan Murrell (1933-2011) | Joan Murrell Owens | Marine biologist | No | No | |
Plummer, Jewel Cobb (1924-2017) | Jewel (Plummer) Cobb | Biologist | No | No | |
Reddick, Mary Logan (1914-1966) | Mary (Logan) Reddick | Neuroembryologist | No | No | |
Shockley, Delores (Cooper) (1930-2020) | Delores Cooper Shockley | Pharmacologist | No | No | |
Snyder, Window (1976–) | no profile | Computer engineer | No | No | |
Staupers, Mabel Keaton (1930-2020) | Mabel Elouise (Doyle) Staupers | Nurse, activist | No | Yes | |
Tyree, G. Bernadette] (19xx–) | no profile | Biochemist | No | No | |
Vaughan, Dorothy (Johnson) (1910-2008) | Dorothy Johnson Vaughan | Mathematician | No | No | |
Washington, Mary (Burke) (1926–2014) | Mary Burke Washington | Economist | No | No | |
West, Gladys Mae (Brown) (1930-) | Gladys Mae West | Mathematician | No | No |
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