Letitia Woods Brown

Biography

Letitia Woods Brown (October 24, 1915 – August 3, 1976) was an American researcher and historian. Earning a master's degree in 1935 from Ohio State University, she served as a researcher and historian for over four decades and became one of the first black women to earn a PhD in history from Harvard University. As a teacher, she started her career in Macon County, Alabama, between 1935 and 1936.

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