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1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Betty LaDuke sketching at a school, Barentu region, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
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Betty Shabazz (born Betty Dean Sanders; May 28, 1935 – June 23, 1997), also known as Betty X, was an American educator and civil rights advocate who was married to Malcolm X. Shabazz grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where her foster parents largely sheltered…
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Betty Smith Williams is an American nurse. Williams was the first African-American nurse to graduate from the nursing school at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Williams is also a co-founder of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA).
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Bettye Collier-Thomas (born Bettye Marie Collier, February 18, 1941) is a scholar of African-American women's history.
1931–
Bettye J. Stull (June 13, 1931 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a curator, arts educator, and collector and is a pivotal figure in the Columbus Black arts community, known for her mentorship of young Black women, including artist April Sunami and activist…
1885–1975
Beulah Elizabeth Burke (1885–1975), was, along with her sister, Lillie, one of the nine original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority in 1908, the first sorority founded by African-American women. In her leadership as an educator and civic activist,…
1902–1952
Beulah Hall Jones (also credited as Beulah Hall) was an African American actress known for such films as The Realization of a Negro's Ambition, The Trooper of Troop K, Cameo Kirby, director John Ford's The Prisoner of Shark Island and her final film role…
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Beulah Wheeler (February 13, 1896 – May 15, 1971) was an American attorney who, in 1924, became the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Iowa College of Law.
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Beulah Wright Porter Price (1869–1928) was an American educator, physician, philanthropist, and clubwoman. She was the first African American woman physician in Indianapolis, and co-founded the Women's Improvement Club of Indianapolis (WIC) with Lillian…
1950–
Beverley Bryan (born 18 August 1949) is a Jamaican educationist and retired academic who was a professor of language education at the University of the West Indies in Mona. Settling in Britain with her parents in the late 1950s, she went on to become a…
1943–
Beverly Jacques Anderson (born September 10, 1943) is an American mathematician and emeritus professor at the University of the District of Columbia. In the 1990s she worked at the National Academy of Sciences as Director of Minority Programs for the…
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Beverly Denise Chester-Burton (born October 3, 1961) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1, 2023. She represents Kentucky's 44th House district. Outside of politics, she is a teacher…
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Beverly Christine Daniel Tatum (born September 27, 1954) is an American psychologist, administrator, and educator who has conducted research and written books on the topic of racism. Focusing specifically on race in education, racial identity development…
1950–
Beverly Greene (born 1950) is a professor in the Department of Psychology at St. John's University. She is a clinical psychologist known for her work on sexism, racism, and analyzing the intersectionality of social identities.
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Beverly Grier is an American academic in the study of child labor Sub-Saharan Africa, and former professor of government at Clark University. She is also the former president of the African Studies Association. She currently serves as Interim Associate…
March 19, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview with author and Black feminist scholar Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall. It consists of three versions of digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.13.1.1 and 2025.12.13.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.13.1.3,…
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Beverly J. Vandiver is an American psychologist who is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Black Psychology, director of Quantitative Methodology Center in the Office of Research, Innovation, and Collaboration, and professor of Human Development and…
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Beverly Jenkins (born 1951, Detroit) is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels with a particular focus on 19th-century African American life. She was a 2013 NAACP Image Award nominee and, in 1999, was voted one of the Top 50…
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Beverly Louise Malone (born 1948) is the chief executive officer of the National League for Nursing in the United States. Prior to assuming this position in February 2007 she served as general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing in the United Kingdom…
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Beverly McIver (born c. 1962) is a contemporary artist, mostly known for her self-portraits, who was born and raised in Greensboro, NC. She is currently the Esbenshade Professor of the Practice of Art, Art History and Visual Studies at Duke University.
1946–
Beverly Smith (born November 16, 1946) is a Black feminist health advocate, writer, academic, theorist and activist. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the twin sister of writer, publisher, activist and academic Barbara Smith. Beverly Smith is an…
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Beverly Walker-Griffea is an American public official and academic administrator serving as the director of the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential since 2024. She is the president emeritus of Mott Community College.
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Bevis Melvin Griffin (born April 26, 1953) is an American musician, businessman, and educator. In 1998, Griffin was honored by the City of Austin as a musician of cultural significance and awarded a mayoral proclamation by Mayor Kirk Watson for 25 years of…
1958–
Bevlee Artis Watford (born March 26, 1958) is an American engineer and academic administrator who is the associate dean for equity and engagement and professor of engineering education at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. She has served on the…
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