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Flemmie Kittrell Internationally Known Nutritionist Flemmie Pansy Kittrell was born December 25, 1904, in Henderson, North Carolina. She was the first African-American to earn a doctorate in home economics (Cornell University, 1936). She became an internationally renowned nutritionist, providing nutrition education to governments at home and abroad, especially in developing countries. In 1947 she undertook… Read more

Flemmie KittrellInternationally Known Nutritionist Flemmie Pansy Kittrell was born December 25, 1904, in Henderson, North Carolina. She was the first African-American to earn a doctorate in home economics (Cornell University, 1936). She became and internationally renowned nutritionist, providing nutrition education to governments at home and abroad, especially in developing countries. In 1947 she undertook a… Read more

Pioneer Sculptress Edmonia Lewis was the first major sculptress of African-American and Native American heritage. She “represented a fresh approach to the neoclassical sculpture tradition, injecting as she did timely yet universal human rights issues and developing a more emotional, naturalistic style than her contemporaries.” Many details about her early life were uncertain. Her birth… Read more

Edith S. SampsonFirst In Many Fields Edith S. Sampson’s career was the first woman to earn a law degree from Loyola University of Chicago, the first black person appointed a United States delegate to the United Nations, and the first black woman elected as a judge in Illinois.Edith Spurlock was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on… Read more