The slides shared with my students included two mathematicians who pursued their dreams of earning their doctorate degrees in their fields.
Dr. Elbert Cox, a mathematics professor at Howard University, was the first African American to earn a PhD in mathematics from Cornell University in 1925.
Euphemia Lofton Haynes, first African American female mathematician, earning her PhD from Catholic University in 1943.
Dr. Elbert Cox, a mathematics professor at Howard University, was the first African American to earn a PhD in mathematics from Cornell University in 1925.
Source: http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/haynes.euphemia.lofton.html
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