Division of Humanities Division of Social Sciences Edmonia Lewis First woman of African American and Native American heritage to achieve international fame and recognition as a Shirley Chisholm sculptor in the fine arts world. Politician, educator, author, First African edmonialewis.com American woman elected to the US Congress. nwhm.org/education- resources/biography/biographies/shirley-anita- chisholm Paul Robeson

Stage and screen actor, civil rights activist #WEAREBLACKHISTORY pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/paul-robeson-about-the- actor/66 W.E.B. DuBois Sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan- Africanist, author, editor Cornel West webdubois.org Philosopher, academic, social activist, author, public intellectual cornelwest.com

Zora Neale Hurston Anthropologist, novelist, writer, folklore zoranealehurston.com Division of Natural Sciences

Benjamin Banneker Scientist, mathematician, astronomer, compiler of Inez Beverly Prosser

almanacs, inventor, writer First African American woman to receive a Ph.D. notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Banneker-Benjamin.html in educational psychology. Additional Information on African American psychology.okstate.edu/museum/afroam/bio.htm

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Elbert F. Cox Black Scientists & Inventors: Marguerite Thomas Williams First Black Mathematician to earn a Ph.D. infoplease.com/spot/bhmscientists1.html aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/elbert-f-cox-pure- First African American to earn a Ph.D. in geology. blackpast.org/aah/williams-marguerite-thomas- mathematician Prominent African Americans: 1895-1991 aawc.com/paa.html

Carter G. Woodson Marie Maynard Daly Father of Black History Month

First Black American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Writer and historian chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/chemistry-in- biography.com/people/carter-g-woodson- history/themes/biomolecules/proteins-and-sugars/daly.aspx 9536515