King, Angie Turner
1905-2004 · Contribution: 1929-1960s
Established American Chemical Society student chapters at multiple HBCUs
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Impact on the world
Modernized chemistry laboratory facilities and instituted ACS student chapters at the historically Black colleges where she taught, mentoring generations of students including several who went on to make significant scientific contributions themselves.
Life & background
A chemist and mathematician who graduated high school at 14 and went on to earn degrees in chemistry and mathematics from what is now West Virginia State University, King earned a PhD in general education from the University of Pittsburgh. She dedicated her career to teaching and mentoring at West Virginia State, modernizing its lab facilities and establishing American Chemical Society student chapters, and taught chemistry to soldiers during World War II as part of the Army Specialized Training Program.
Sources
- AdvanSix; American Chemical Society; BlackPast.org; AWIS (Association for Women in Science)
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