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1923–2009
Margaret Elizabeth Grigsby (January 16, 1923 - June 24, 2009) was an American physician, noteworthy as the first African-American woman to become a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the first woman to preside over a major medical division at…
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Margaret Cornelia Morgan Lawrence (August 19, 1914 – December 4, 2019) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, gaining those qualifications in 1948. Her work included clinical care, teaching, and research, particularly into the presence and…
1922–1996
Margaret James Strickland Collins (September 4, 1922 – April 27, 1996) was an African-American child prodigy, entomologist (zoologist) specializing in the study of termites, and passionate civil rights advocate. Collins was nicknamed the "Termite Lady"…
1943–
Margaret Ellen Mayo Tolbert (born November 24, 1943) is a biochemist who worked as a professor and director of the Carver Research Foundation at Tuskegee University, and was an administrative chemist at British Petroleum. From 1996 to 2002 she served as…
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Marguerita Lightfoot is a counseling psychologist known for her research in the field of preventive medicine, especially in regard to HIV prevention and advocacy for homeless youth. She is professor of medicine at the University of California, San…
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Marguerite Thomas Williams (born Marguerite Thomas; December 24, 1895 – August 17, 1991) was an American geologist. She was the first African American to earn a doctorate in geology in the United States and dedicated most of her career to teaching…
Biography
Maria Thompson is an American scientist and academic administrator who served as the 7th president of Coppin State University. She was the first female president.
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Mariah Bell Otey Reddick (1832–1922) was an American midwife, nurse, and domestic worker who was held as a slave at Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee. She worked for the family of Colonel John McGavock for four generations, both as a house slave…
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Marian Rogers Croak (born May 14, 1955) is an American engineer known for her voice over IP (VoIP) related inventions. Croak worked for three decades at Bell Labs and AT&T where she filed over 200 patents, and has worked at Google since 2014 as Vice…
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Marian Cecelia Johnson-Thompson (born December 9, 1946) is an American virologist who was a professor at the University of the District of Columbia. She was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Marian L. Palmer Capps (also known as Mrs John Winston Capps, 1901 – November 17, 2001) was an American mathematician who became a professor at Norfolk State University and president of the Women's Auxiliary to the National Medical Association.
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Marie Bernadette Lucas (c. 1875 – February 23, 1935) was an African American physician, one of the earliest women to practice medicine in Washington, D.C. As a young woman, she worked in public schools in Washington, having studied at the Miner Normal…
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Marie A. Bernard, M.D. is an American doctor. She was the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Prior to this, she was the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging at the NIH, as well as the…
1973–
Marie-Carmelle Elie (born October 12, 1973) is an American emergency physician who is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in 2022.
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Marie-Françoise Mégie (born September 21, 1950) is a Canadian physician, university professor at the Université de Montreal and former member of the Independent Senators Group in the Senate of Canada. Born in Jacmel, Haiti, she moved to Quebec in 1976. She…
Born 1870
Marie Louise Burgess-Ware was an author of African-American literature, primarily on biracial people in both nonfiction and fiction.
1921–2003
Daly earned her doctorate from Columbia University in 1947 and conducted influential research on cholesterol, hypertension and the biochemistry of the cell nucleus.
1911–1990
Marie Clark Taylor (February 16, 1911 – December 28, 1990) was an American botanist, the first woman to earn a science doctorate at Fordham University, and the Head of the Botany Department at Howard University from 1947 to her retirement in 1976. Her…
1922–1999
Brown and her husband patented a camera-and-monitor security system with remote door control, anticipating features used in modern home security.
1864–1951
Marietta Thomas Webb (1864–1951) was one of the first African American Christian Science practitioners, and her testimony was selected to appear in Mary Baker Eddy's book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
1939–
Marilyn Hughes Gaston (born 31 January 1939) is a physician and researcher. She was the first black woman to direct the Bureau of Primary Health Care in the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. She is most famous for her work studying sickle…
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Marilyn Nance (born November 12, 1953), also known as Soulsista, is an American multimedia artist known for work focusing on exploring human connections, African-American spirituality, and the use of technology in storytelling. Nance's photojournalism has…
1962–
Marilyn E. Strutchens (born 1962) is an African-American mathematics educator focusing on the training of secondary-school mathematics teachers and on equity issues in mathematics education. She has served as president of the Association of Mathematics…
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Marilyn J. Suiter was a geologist whose professional career has spanned teaching, working the oil and gas industry and public services. In her leadership roles at both the American Geosciences Institute and the National Science Foundation, Suiter worked…
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