Malone-Mayes, Vivienne Lucille
1932-1995 · Contribution: 1966-1994
Mathematics
Fifth African American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics; became Baylor University's first Black faculty member in 1966, five years after the university rejected her own application to study there because of her race
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1932-1995
- Active since
- 1966-1994
- Category
- Mathematics
Impact on the world
Malone-Mayes became the first Black professor at the very university that had barred her as a student, turning a personal injustice into a barrier broken for others.
Sources
- MacTutor History of Mathematics (University of St Andrews)
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