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1924–2023
Evelyn Boyd Granville (May 1, 1924 – June 27, 2023) was an American mathematician and computer scientist. She was the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university; she earned it in 1949 from Yale University.…
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Evelyn J. Fields (born 1949) is a rear admiral, retired, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, who served as the director of the Commissioned Officer Corps and director of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation…
1930–2020
Evelyn Marie Carmon Nicol (June 2, 1930 – May 27, 2020) was an American immunologist and microbiologist. She was the first scientist to isolate the herpes zoster virus, and is one of the few African American women to receive a patent in molecular biology,…
1919–1991
Doctor Evelyn Stocking Crosslin (1919–1991) was an American physician. She was named to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Evelynn Maxine Hammonds (born 1953) is an American historian of science and feminist scholar. She is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and a professor of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, where…
1888–1932
Everett Russell Bailey, M.D. (March 30, 1888 – October 22, 1932) was an American physician who served as a First Lieutenant and an army doctor in 365th Ambulance Company and Battalion Gas Officer during World War I. He specialized in treating gas inflicted…
2009
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Exhibition - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Inventory”.
1958
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA booklet called "Expecting a Baby", published by the Virginia State Department of Health and dated 1958. The book has a pink cover, heavy paper with a linen finish, and is printed in black ink throughout. On the cover is an illustration of a woman…
ca. 1890s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads "Medical House. O. Calabar.".
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Fredrick DuBois Bowman is an American biostatistician who has been the 13th president of Morehouse College since July 15, 2025. He served as the 12th dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan from October 2018 to July 2025. Bowman's…
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Dr. Fannie Hagen Emanuel (July 31, 1871 – March 31, 1934) was an American medical doctor and civic leader active in Chicago over the early decades of the twentieth century. In 1908 she founded the Emanuel Settlement House in Chicago.
1938–2023
Fannie Jean Gaston-Johansson (December 21, 1938 – January 7, 2023) was an American professor of nursing and university distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins University. Gaston-Johansson researched health disparities, pain management, and coping…
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Farah D. Lubin is an American neuroscientist and Professor of Neurobiology and Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham within the Heersink School of Medicine. Lubin is the Principal Investigator of the Lubin…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMilitary fatigue shirt worn by Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade) during the Vietnam War. The short sleeve, olive green, button down style shirt is missing two front plastic buttons. It has four…
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Fatima Cody Stanford is an American obesity medicine physician, internist, and pediatrician and an Associate Professor of medicine and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She is one of the most highly cited scientists in the field of obesity. She is…
Biography
Fatimah Linda Collier Jackson is an American biologist and anthropologist. She is a professor of biology at Howard University and Director of its Cobb Research Laboratory.
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Fatimah Tuggar (born 15 August 1967) is an interdisciplinary artist born in Nigeria and based in the United States. Tuggar uses collage and digital technology to create works that investigate dominant and linear narratives of gender, race, and technology.…
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Faye Wattleton (born Alyce Faye Wattleton; 8 July 1943) is an American reproductive rights activist who was the first African American and the youngest president ever elected of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the first woman since Margaret…
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Felecia Davis is an American architect, engineer and educator. She is the principal of FELECIA DAVIS STUDIO where she bridges art, engineering, design and architecture. Davis is known for her work in computational textiles.
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Felecia Diane McInnis Nave is an American chemical engineer and academic administrator. She was the 20th president of Alcorn State University and the first female to serve in the position.
1968–
Felicia Margaret Kwaku OBE FRCN is a nurse and executive hospital administrator in NHS England. In 2020, she was awarded the OBE for services to nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kwaku serves as the Associate Director of Nursing for Acute Speciality…
1905–1993
A physician and planters' union leader, Houphouët-Boigny led his country from independence in 1960 until his death and became a major figure in West African politics.
1942–2026
Felton James "Tony" Earls III (January 20, 1942 – September 5, 2026) was an American child psychiatrist and epidemiologist, currently Professor of Social Medicine, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Human Behavior and Development, Emeritus,…
1987–
Femi Fadugba (born 1987) is a British writer and physicist based in London. His first book, The Upper World, was published by Penguin Random House in 2021. It was turned into a film by Netflix, starring Daniel Kaluuya.
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