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Mathematician and Administrator, Shirley Mathis McBay


Book Description
Shirley was raised by her mother in rural, segregated Georgia just before the national civil rights movement. As an African-American child in a small southern town, she encountered both prejudice and peer pressure that tried to discourage her determination to succeed. Never giving up, she earned a Ph.D. in mathematics--the first African- American to earn a doctorate from the University of Ge... More
Book Information
PublisherEquity Institute
BindingPaperback
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages31
ISBN-100932469043
ISBN-13978-0932469045
Publication Date01/1985
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About Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard (Author) : Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard include Mathematician and Computer Scientist, Caryn Navy (Verhey... more
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About Scarlet Biro (Illustrator) : Scarlet Biro is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Scarlet Biro include Scientist from Puerto Rico, Maria Cordero Hardy (Verheyden-Hilliard, Mary Ellen. American Women i... more
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