Happy Black History Month 2020 
Every day this month I’ll be highlighting the accomplishments of a different Black female scientist, engineer, inventor, or STEM educator
We are here. We’ve been here. We belong here. 



#BlackWomenInSTEM #BlackAndSTEM #BHM2020
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Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD •1973 - first Af-Am woman to receive a PhD from MIT & second Af-Am woman to obtain a physics PhD in the U.S.! •1999 - first woman & first Af-Am president of Reselaer Polytechnic Inst. •2016 - awarded National Medal of Science by President Obama
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Euphemia Lofton Haynes, PhD •1943 - first Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics
•taught all levels from K-12 math to being a professor and chair at D.C.’s Teacher College
•strong advocate for Black & poor students, better schools, and fought against racial segregationpic.twitter.com/idSfAq2SgD
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Patricia Bath, MD •ophthalmologist & laser scientist
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•1973 - first Af-Am to complete an opht. residency
•co-founded the American Inst. for Prevention of Blindness
•invented Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment
•1st Black female doctor to obtain a medical patentpic.twitter.com/1F4HnK0sQz
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Alice Ball, M.S. •1915 - 1st woman & 1st Af-Am to obtain a masters & be a chem. prof. at Univ. of Hawaii •invented 1st injectable leprosy treatment •died at 24 -> male prof. stole research & named her discovery after him
•1970s a female prof. at UoH restored Ball’s legacypic.twitter.com/B3rOXnDiH2
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Gladys West, PhD •1956 - second Black woman to work at U.S Weapons Naval Lab •mathematically modeled Earth w/ satellites -> invent GPS!
•2018 - age 87, obtained her PhD & was FINALLY recognized for her work -> inducted into Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Famepic.twitter.com/ideMvENQQ0
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Can’t believe I didn’t see this yesterday!! I’ve kept a photo of her at my desk for over two years :)
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She was truly amazing!
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Honor!!!
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UCI 
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& SciComm
•research: hypertension & artery blockage -> better understand heart attacks
•tenured professor at Albert Einstein
•est. scholarship for Af-Am science students at Queens College 
