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Mae Jemison
1956–
Physician and engineer Mae Jemison flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992 and later promoted science education and innovation.
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Maggie Aderin
1968–
Dame Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin (previously Aderin-Pocock; born 9 March 1968) is a British broadcaster, writer, science educator and engineer. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and has…
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Maggie Alphonsi
1983–
Margaret Omotayo Sanni Alphonsi (born 20 December 1983) is an English former rugby union player who played as a flanker for Saracens W.R.F.C. and England before retiring in 2014. She was The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year in 2010, and was inducted…
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Books and Published Materials
Maggie's American Dream: The Life and Times of a Black Family
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardback edition of Maggie’s American Dream: The Life and Times of a Black Family by James P. Comer, M. D. The book is paperboard bound with cloth spine tape. The front of the paper dust jacket features a large sepia tone photograph of James P. Comer’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.18
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Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Oral History Interview
July 20, 2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of 2016.129.1.1a and 2016.129.1.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Major General Charles F. Bolden was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Bolden…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.129.1.1a-.2a
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Makeba Wilbourn
1973–
Makeba Parramore Wilbourn (born May 29, 1973) is an American developmental psychologist and professor at Duke University in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. She studies how children acquire knowledge. She was awarded the Presidential Early…
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Making Baby's Formula
February 1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 4-page booklet called "Making Baby's Formula", published by the Evaporated Milk Association and dated February, 1951. The cover features a round, halftone photograph of a woman bottle-feeding a baby and the title is printed across a light blue border at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.31
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Malika Jeffries-EL
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Malika Jeffries-EL is an American chemist and Senior associate dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at Boston University studying organic semiconductors. Specifically, her research focuses on developing organic semiconductors that take advantage…
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Malinda S. Smith
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Malinda S. Smith is a Canadian political scientist. She is the inaugural Vice-Provost of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, an Associate Vice President Research and a full professor of political science at the University of Calgary. Previously, she was a…
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Malone M. Harmon
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Malone M. Harmon is an American engineer. He is noted for his work as a former Electronic and Computer Systems Engineer in the US Air Force who served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. His wife, LaVerne Harmon, the President of…
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Medicine & Health
Mamie Johnson
1935–2017
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson (September 27, 1935 – December 18, 2017) was an American professional baseball player who was the second of three women, and the first female pitcher, to play in the Negro leagues.
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Mamie Locke
1954–
Mamie Evelyn Locke (born March 19, 1954) is an American politician and educator. A Democrat, she was a member of the Hampton, Virginia city council 1996–2004, and mayor 2000–2004. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Senate of Virginia, serving…
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Medicine & Health
Mamie Odessa Hale
1910–1979
Mamie Odessa Hale (November 19, 1910 – July 10, 1979) was a leader in public health and a midwife consultant who worked in Arkansas for the Department of Health from 1945 to 1950. During this time, Hale's objective was to educate and train 'granny…
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Mamie Parker
1957–
Mamie Parker (born October 14, 1957) is an American biologist, conservationist, executive coach, facilitator, and inspirational speaker from Wilmot, Arkansas. She holds a PhD in limnology from the University of Wisconsin and spent 30 years with the United…
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Mamie Phipps Clark
1914–2005
Mamie Phipps Clark (October 18, 1917 – August 11, 1983) was a social psychologist who, along with her husband Kenneth Clark, focused on the development of self-consciousness in black preschool children. Clark was born and raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas.…
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Historical photographs & visual records
Man digging clay pit, near Ilorin
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGClay pits just outside the city of Ilorin, and close to Ebu Dada, the biggest pottery production center.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-004, Item EEPA 2016-004-0036
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Manassa Thomas Pope
1858–1934
Manassa Thomas Pope (1858 – November 13, 1934) was an American physician, businessman, and politician. He was a prominent member of the African-American middle class in Raleigh, North Carolina and ran for mayor in 1919, at the height of the Jim Crow era.…
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Science & Inventions
Manu Platt
1980–
Manu Omar Platt (born 1980) is an American biomedical engineer serving as the director of the NIH Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration (BETA) center. He also serves as NIBIB Associate Director for Scientific Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. He…
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Books and Published Materials
Manual for Midwives
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG58 page illustrated manual written by Dr. Felix J. Underwood for midwife practitioners in its original wrappers.The mustard-colored cover features a black and white photograph of an unidentified woman in a white nurse's uniform standing with a medical bag…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.48.1
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Literature
Manuel Zapata Olivella
1920–2004
A physician and novelist, Zapata Olivella wrote Chambacú and the epic Changó, el gran putas to document the African diaspora’s history and struggles in Colombia and the Americas.
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Marc Hannah
1956–
Marc Hannah (born October 13, 1956) is an American electrical engineer and computer graphics designer. He is one of the co-founders of Silicon Graphics Inc.
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Marcus McCraven
1923–2021
Marcus McCraven (December 27, 1923 – May 5, 2021) was an electrical engineer, nuclear scientist, World War II veteran; revolutionary in the creation of nuclear weapons. He was a committee member on various high level projects.
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Margaret Beale Spencer
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Margaret Beale Spencer is an American psychologist whose work centers on the effects of ethnicity, gender, and race on youth and adolescent development. She currently serves as the Charles L. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emerita, and the Marshall…
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Margaret E. Bailey
1915–2014
Margaret E. Bailey (December 25, 1915 – August 28, 2014) was a United States Army Nurse Corps colonel. She served in the Corps for 27 years, from July 1944 to July 1971, nine of which she served in France, Germany, and Japan. During her career, Bailey…
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