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Fern Yvette Hunt (born January 14, 1948) is an African American mathematician known for her work in applied mathematics and mathematical biology. She currently works as a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where she conducts…
ca. 1905
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads, "Fianarantsoa - Catholic Leper-house.".
Jun. 12- 26, 1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Field Training Schedule- Medical Department Detachment 2nd Battalion 372nd Infantry” (Text).
1975-07-01
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Figures flanking gate are general medicine for protection- for frightening children away (to prevent stealing of maize). Tuesday".
Biography
Fikile R. Brushett is an American chemical engineer and researcher known for his contributions to electrochemical energy storage and sustainable energy technologies. He is the Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of…
ca. 1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 16mm, silent, black-and-white film that shows members of the Drug Employees Union Local 1199 engaged in various activities. Members are shown attending meetings, working, walking a picket line, signing a petition, attending an art gallery exhibition, and…
1909–1977
Saint-Firmin (S. F.) Monestime (December 16, 1909 – October 27, 1977) was a Haitian-Canadian politician and medical doctor, who was the first Black Canadian elected mayor of a Canadian municipality.
1943-1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA U.S. Army-issued first aid kit from World War II labeled [For Gas Casualties Only]. The green painted metal box has four latches on each side so, that when open, the lid remains attached to the body. On the top of the kit, text reads, [FIRST AID / STOCK…
ca. 1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDuring World War II, Louise Lomax joined the Army Nurse Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943 with the help of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and trained as a psychiatric nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. By…
2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCeremonial United States flag used in the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps. The flag is folded into a triangle with the stars of the flag on top. The flag is inside a zippered, plastic bag. One side of the bag is clear, and the flag is visible.…
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue full body flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden Jr. The suit zippers in the front and has several pockets and patches on it. The front of the suit has three patches on the chest. On the PR breast is the mission patch for STS 61C and features a…
1890–1983
Florence Edmonds (March 27, 1890 – 1983) was an American nurse, teacher, and healthcare administrator from Massachusetts.
1920–1993
Florence Small Gaynor (October 29, 1920 – September 16, 1993) was a nurse and hospital administrator, who was the first black woman to head a major teaching hospital in the United States.
1927–2020
Flossie M. Byrd (August 8, 1927 – March 17, 2020) was a home economist, family and consumer services scientist, educator, and the first provost and vice president for academic affairs at the public historically black university (HBCU), Prairie View A&M…
1939–
Floyd Leroy Williams (born September 20, 1939) is a North American mathematician well known for his work in Lie theory and, most recently, mathematical physics. In addition to Lie theory, his research interests are in homological algebra and the…
1965–
Folakemi Titilayo Odedina (born January 21, 1965) is a Nigerian-born scientist and professor of pharmacy and medicine at the University of Florida. She is the principal investigator for the Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium (CaPTC), a clinical…
Biography
Folami Ideraabdullah is an American geneticist and associate professor in the Department of Genetics and the Department of Nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ideraabdullah explores…
Biography
Ford Carr (born October 19, 1966) is an American politician and aerospace engineer serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 84th district. He assumed office in 2022, after the death of his predecessor, Gail Finney. Carr is a…
Biography
Frances Reed Elliott Davis (28 April c. 1882 – 11 May 1965), was an American nurse and community activist.
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Frances Harriet Williams (1898–1992) was an American activist and civil servant. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1919 and earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Chicago in 1931.
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Frances Reed Elliott (1892–1965) was the first African American woman accepted into the American Red Cross Nursing Service. She earned this recognition on July 2, 1918.
Biography
Francine Gladys McNairy is an American academic administrator who served as the thirteenth president of Millersville University of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2013. McNairy was the first African American woman to head one of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned…
1907–1977
Francis Anderson Gregory (8 December 1907 – 27 February 1977) was an educator and civic leader in Washington, DC. The Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood library serving the Fort Davis and Hillcrest communities was dedicated in his name in 1986. Gregory was a…
Born 1873
Francis M. Kneeland (born 1873) was an American physician. She was one of the first African American women doctors working in Memphis, where she had a practice located on Beale Street.
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