Margaret S. Collins

Margaret James Strickland Collins (September 4, 1922 – April 27, 1996) was an African-American child prodigy, entomologist (zoologist) specializing in the study of termites, and a civil rights advocate.  A sci-fi story by S.F. Light — about a man shrunk down to the size of an ant — inspired Margaret to pursue science. As a field biologist, she kicked down barriers left and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans in the Biological Sciences