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Black History Month: Dr. Ruth Moore

February 19, 2021

Black History Month: Dr. Ruth Moore

Ruth Moore

Did you know that the first African-American woman in the US to earn a PhD in natural sciences was Ruth Ella Moore? Did you know that she delivered her doctoral dissertation in 1933 at Ohio State? Did you know that she was a microbiologist? Read more…