First reference work to examine life and work of Black women scientists
Wini Warren teaches in the American Studies program at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.
Warren (American studies, SUNY College, Old Westbury) has expanded
her dissertation research, presenting biographical sketches,
alphabetically arranged, of more than 100 black women scientists,
living and deceased. Contributions by most of the women are
substantiated by primary source material, but some (starred
entries) are included with only minimal documentation because they
either appeared to be pioneers or showed promise of continued
contribution. Most of the subjects hold PhDs, but some are MDs.
Disciplines covered are anatomy, anthropology, astronautics and
space science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geology, marine
biology, mathematics, medicine, nutrition, pharmacology, physics,
psychology, and zoology. The volume has indexes of disciplines and
personal names and includes an appendix listing selected
publications by many of the subjects in chronological order. There
is very little reference material on black scientists in the US and
even less that includes black women scientists. This book fills a
void in most reference collections and will, one hopes, lead to
other works documenting the contributions minorities have made to
the sciences.
*Texas A&M University , 2000sep CHOICE.*
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