This week's threads highlighted black women pioneers in the STEM Fields. From mathematicians , scientists, video game animators,engineers and architects, black women have played major contributions to excelling and innovating the STEM fields. Norma Merrick Sklarek (April 15, 1926 – February 6, 2012) was an African-American architect who accomplished many firsts for … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Women Game Changers in the STEM Fields
Black Women Game Changers in the STEM Fields
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields
Evelyn Boyd Granville (born May 1, 1924) was one of the first African-American women to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics; she earned it in 1949 from Yale University. Evelyn Boyd was born in Washington, D.C.; her father worked odd jobs but separated from her mother when Boyd was young. Boyd and her older sister were raised by her mother and aunt, who both worked at the Bureau … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields