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This latest gem in the Black Stars Series brings African American women of science and invention to life. Countless African American women have made important contributions to science that impact the way we live, work, and think today. Too often their accomplishments have gone unrecorded. African American Women Scientists and Inventors introduces you to some of these outstanding women and their achievements.
Here are lively profiles of both unsung and legendary heroines spanning three hundred years of American history. For example, find out how:
Madame C. J. Walker emerged from a heritage of slavery to develop the "Walker System" of hair care that allowed her to employ thousands, fund foundations and scholarships to help young African Americans----and become the first woman millionaire.
Bessie Blount Griffin, a physical therapist, invented a device to help the disabled feed themselves.
Angela D. Ferguson, M.D., discovered a way to detect sickle cell anemia in newborns.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics, became a leader in her field. She was the first African American to become president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, where she teaches today.
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Meet African american women of science and invention from the early years to modern Times
Patricia Bath, M.D.
Miriam E. Benjamin
Ursula Burns
Alexa Canady, M.D.
Jewel Plummer Cobb, Ph.D.
Ellen F. Eglin
Angela D. Ferguson, M.D.
Sara E. Goode
Evelyn Boyd Granville, Ph.D.
Dannellia Gladden Green, Ph.D.
Bessie Blount Griffin
Betty Wright Harris, Ph.D.
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
Aprille Joy Ericsson Jackson, Ph.D.
Mae Jemison, M.D.
Marjorie Stewart Joyner, Ph.D.
Mary Kenner
Reatha Clark King, Ph.D.
Annie Turnbo Malone
Mildred Austin Smith
Valerie Thomas
Madame C. J. Walker
Jane Cooke Wright, M.D.
Roger Arliner Young, Ph.D.
Chavonda J. Jacobs Young, Ph.D.
Product Details
ISBN-10: 047138707X
EAN: 9780471387077
Binding: Hardcover
Published Date: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Writing Origin: African American
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 1.63 cms x 24.31 cms x 19.91 cms
Number of pages: 150 pages
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