Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors
volume 10, Black Stars
No. of pages 160
This is volume 10 in Black Stars .
There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by John Wiley & Sons Inc .
OTHA RICHARD SULLIVAN, Ed. D. , is a former science teacher and is currently a middle school guidance counselor. As head of Detroit's program to infuse African American history into the public school curriculum, he instructs teachers on how to incorporate African American scientific history into their classes. JIM HASKINS has written more than ninety books for young readers, including African American Entrepreneurs (Wiley); his collaboration with Rosa Parks on her autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story; and Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Award for the body of his work and the Coretta Scott King Book Award. James Haskins is a highly-esteemed chronicler of Africana American history and has written more than a hundred books. He is a Professor at the University of Florida.
This book has the following chapters: Foreword by Georgia Williams Scaife, Ph. D. Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART ONE: THE EARLY YEARS. Ellen F. Eglin. Sara E. Goode. Miriam E. Benjamin. PART TWO: INTO THE NEW CENTURY. Madame C. J. Walker. Annie Turnbo Malone. Roger Arliner Young, Ph. D. Marjorie Stewart Joyner, Ph. D. PART THREE: MODERN TIMES. Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner and Mildred Austin Smith. Bessie Blount Griffin. Jane Cooke Wright, M. D. Evelyn Boyd Granville, Ph. D. Jewel Plummer Cobb, Ph. D. Angela D. Ferguson, M. D. Reatha Clark King, Ph. D. Betty Wright Harris, Ph. D. Patricia Bath, M. D. Valerie Thomas. Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph. D. Alexa Canady, M. D. Sharon J. Barnes. Mae Jemison, M. D. Ursula Burns. Aprille Joy Ericsson Jackson, Ph. D. Dannellia Gladden Green, Ph. D. Chavonda J. Jacobs Young, Ph. D. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Picture Credits. Index.
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