Dr. Mildred Jefferson was the first African-American woman to graduate with a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She was also the first female doctor at the Boston University Medical Center and…
Category: Black History Month
Black History Month – Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson is an African-American mathematician . She worked for NASA and her orbital calculations were critical to the U.S. manned space flights. Her critical life’s work was chronicled in the highly…
Black History Month- Shirley Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. is the first African-American woman to earn a doctor degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as the second African-American woman to earn a doctorate in physics…
Black History Month – Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson was a world renown tennis player, the first black to compete at the international level. Among her many achievements, she was the first African-American to win the Grand Slam title…
Black History Month – Octavia Butler, Science Fiction Author.
Octavia Estelle Butler was a popular and much respected African American Science Fiction Author. Considered one of the great science fiction authors of all time, she is ranked up there with Andre…
Black History Month – Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, Aviator
Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman is one of the groundbreaking pioneers of flight in the early 20th century. She has the distinction of being both the first woman of African-American descent and first of…
Black History Month – Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler, MD
Dr. Rebecca Lee Davis Crumpler was the first African-American female physician in the United States. Born Rebecca Davis in Christiana, Delaware, she was raised by her Aunt, a nurse in Pennsylvania. Her…
Black History Month – Amazing Firsts by African American Women
Welcome to Black History Month: Amazing Firsts by African-American Woman at The Researcher’s Gateway. We are beyond excited to bring to you the stories of some of the most incredible and influential…
What’s coming in to Researcher’s Gateway in 2019!
It’s a new year for everyone. That means exciting things are coming for The Researcher’s Gateway in 2019. We have a lot more Research Blogs posts coming up, as well as several…