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Dr. Maya Angelou, poet, author, activist, teacher, singer/song-writer, and dancer, entertained and illuminated people for over eight decades.

Introducing Althea Gibson, famous African-American woman Tennis player. Learn about her achievements for Black History Month 2019.

Lean about Katherine Johnson,an African-American mathematician and Aerospace Technologist who worked for NASA at The Researcher's Gateway.

Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first professionally trained African-American woman to become a nurse in the United States. Celebrate Black History Month!

Marie Maynard Daly, PhD was the first African American to get her PhD in chemistry. Her contributions in biochemistry included, including research on nuclear proteins, cancer, and hypertension. In addition to her...

Mae Jemison, MD, is a dancer, engineer and physician who was the first black woman to go to space. Exlore her story at The Researcher's Gateway.

Dr. Maya Angelou, poet, author, activist, teacher, singer/song-writer, and dancer, entertained and illuminated people for over eight decades.

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman is one of the groundbreaking pioneers of flight in the early 20th century. She has the distinction of being both the first woman of African-American descent and first of...

Mae Jemison, MD, is a dancer, engineer and physician who was the first black woman to go to space. Exlore her story at The Researcher's Gateway.

Mildred Jefferson was the first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School and the first woman to graduate in surgery there.

Introducing Althea Gibson, famous African-American woman Tennis player. Learn about her achievements for Black History Month 2019.

Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells, called HeLa cells, provided an immortal cell line used for many important medical breakthroughs.

Frederick Douglass was a well known abolitionist, orator, and statesman in the 19th century United States.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Join The Researcher's Gateway as we learn about this amazing African American hero.

Meet Dr. Shirley Jackson, theoretical physicist and the first African-American woman to get a doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lean about Katherine Johnson,an African-American mathematician and Aerospace Technologist who worked for NASA at The Researcher's Gateway.

Frederick Douglass was a well known abolitionist, orator, and statesman in the 19th century USs. Learn about his early life in slavery,

Alice Augusta Ball developed the first effective treatment for Leprosy. Learn more about this incredible African American Woman at The Researcher's Gateway!

Introducing Althea Gibson, famous African-American woman Tennis player. Learn about her achievements for Black History Month 2019.

Meet Dr. Shirley Jackson, theoretical physicist and the first African-American woman to get a doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Josephine Baker was not only a performer of great renown, but also worked for French Military Intelligence during World War II.

Lean about Katherine Johnson,an African-American mathematician and Aerospace Technologist who worked for NASA at The Researcher's Gateway.

Josephine Baker was the first African-American actress to star in a major motion picture. She also served as spy in World War II.

Josephine Baker was not only a performer of great renown, but also worked for French Military Intelligence during World War II.

Octavia Estelle Butler was a popular and much respected African American Science Fiction Author. Learn about her at The Researcher's Gateway.

Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler, MD was the first African-American woman to receive her medical license in 1864. Celebrate her for Black History .

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Join The Researcher's Gateway as we learn about this amazing African American hero.

Dr. Maya Angelou, poet, author, activist, teacher, singer/song-writer, and dancer, entertained and illuminated people for over eight decades.

Frederick Douglass was a well known abolitionist, orator, and statesman in the 19th century USs. Learn about his early life in slavery,

Meet Dr. Shirley Jackson, theoretical physicist and the first African-American woman to get a doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mae Jemison, MD, is a dancer, engineer and physician who was the first black woman to go to space. Exlore her story at The Researcher's Gateway.

Lean about Katherine Johnson,an African-American mathematician and Aerospace Technologist who worked for NASA at The Researcher's Gateway.

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman is one of the groundbreaking pioneers of flight in the early 20th century. She has the distinction of being both the first woman of African-American descent and first of...

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman is one of the groundbreaking pioneers of flight in the early 20th century. She has the distinction of being both the first woman of African-American descent and first of...

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Join The Researcher's Gateway as we learn about this amazing African American hero.

Mildred Jefferson was the first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School and the first woman to graduate in surgery there.

Josephine Baker was not only a performer of great renown, but also worked for French Military Intelligence during World War II.

Marie Maynard Daly, PhD was the first African American to get her PhD in chemistry. Her contributions in biochemistry included, including research on nuclear proteins, cancer, and hypertension. In addition to her...

Lean about Katherine Johnson,an African-American mathematician and Aerospace Technologist who worked for NASA at The Researcher's Gateway.

Mae Jemison, MD, is a dancer, engineer and physician who was the first black woman to go to space. Exlore her story at The Researcher's Gateway.

The Researcher's Gateway Presents Black History Month with Amazing Firsts by African-American Women. Meet some of the women who inspire us!

Marie Maynard Daly, PhD was the first African American to get her PhD in chemistry. Her contributions in biochemistry included, including research on nuclear proteins, cancer, and hypertension. In addition to her...