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Euphemia Lofton Haynes: The first African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics.

Meserette Kentake
Euphemia Lofton Haynes was an American mathematician and educator. In 1943, she became the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics. Euphemia Lofton...
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: The most famous woman poet of the Harlem Renaissance

Meserette Kentake
Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the earliest African-American female poets to gain widespread recognition. As part of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, Johnson...
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Honourable Mrs. Louise Bennett-Coverley ‘Miss Lou’ – Mother of Jamaican culture

Meserette Kentake
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or “Miss Lou” was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, activist, radio and television personality and educator. Writing and performing her poems in...

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