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Georgiana Simpson

100 years ago, Georgiana Simpson made history as the first Black woman to graduate with a Ph.D. Dayo Adeoye and Marla Anderson with bust of Georgiana Simpson

100 years ago, Georgiana Simpson made history as the first Black woman to graduate with a Ph.D.

Jun 10, 2021
Students lead effort to honor first African-American woman to earn PhD at UChicago phd women uchicago

Students lead effort to honor first African-American woman to earn PhD at UChicago

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Students lead effort to honor first black woman to earn a PhD from UChicago

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University Of Chicago To Get Its First Statue Of A Woman

University Of Chicago To Get Its First Statue Of A Woman

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