African-American
Women in the
Sciences and Related Disciplines
Tracer Bullet 93-4 |
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This guide lists sources documenting the contributions of African-American
women in science, technology, medicine, and related disciplines.
Of possible interest to users of this compilation are Blacks
in Science and Related Disciplines (TB 89-9) and Women
in the Sciences (TB 90-6). Not an exhaustive treatment of
the subject, this Tracer Bullet, as the name of the series implies,
is designed to put the reader "on target."
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[Black women in science and technology] Sage, a scholarly
journal on Black women, v. 6, fall 1989: 2-54. ports.
E185.86.S24, v. 6 and Pamphlet box <SciRR>
Includes bibliographic references.
Contents: Mickens, R. Achieving against the odds.--Manning,
K. R. Roger Arliner Young, scientist.--Patterson, R. M. Black women
in the biological sciences.--Malcom, S. Increasing the participation
of Black women in science and technology.--Bozeman, S. T. Black
women mathematicians: in short supply.- -Thomas, V. L. Black women
engineers and technologists.--Sluby, P. C. Black women and inventions.--Falconer,
E. Z. Close-up. A story of success: the sciences at Spelman College.--Cobb,
J. P. A life in science: research and service.--Granville, E. B.
My life as a mathematician.--King, R. C. Becoming a scientist: an
important career decision.--Patrick, J. R. Trials, tribulations,
triumphs.--Mickens, R. Resource round-up. Selected bibliography
on women and minorities in science.
Harding, Sandra G. "... and race"? Toward
the science question in global feminisms. In her Whose science?
Whose knowledge? Thinking from women's lives. Ithaca, Cornell
University Press, c1991. p. 191-217.
Q130.H37 1991
Spector, Barbara. Large-scale mentoring program succeeds
for women scientists. The Scientist, v. 7, July 26, 1993:
1, 6.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
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Subject headings under which books on science and
technology on African American women in the sciences can be located
in most card, book, and online catalogs include the following.
AFRO-AMERICAN
WOMEN--BIBLIOGRAPHY
Works, mostly biographical, on Afro-American women
specializing in specific scientific and technical fields are found
under subject headings such as:
AFRO-AMERICAN
WOMEN CHEMISTS
AFRO-AMERICAN
WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS
Works, mostly biographical, on both Afro-American
men and women in scientific and technical fields, often including
material on Afro-American women, are found under headings such as:
AFRO-AMERICAN
AGRICULTURISTS
AFRO-AMERICAN
AIR PILOTS
AFRO-AMERICAN
CHEMISTS
AFRO-AMERICAN
DENTISTS
AFRO-AMERICAN
ENGINEERS
AFRO-AMERICAN
INVENTORS
AFRO-AMERICAN
MATHEMATICIANS
AFRO-AMERICAN
PHOTOGRAPHERS
AFRO-AMERICAN
PHYSICIANS
AFRO-AMERICAN
SCIENTISTS
Works, mostly biographical, on women in scientific
and technical fields, including Afro-American women, and found under
subject headings, often subdivided by "United States,"
such as:
WOMEN
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS
WOMEN
AIR PILOTS
WOMEN
ASTRONOMERS
WOMEN
BIOLOGISTS
WOMEN
ENGINEERS
WOMEN
GEOLOGISTS
WOMEN
NUTRITIONISTS
WOMEN
SCIENTISTS
Works that discuss all aspects of women as a class
of persons in scientific and technical fields are found under subject
headings, often subdivided by "United States," such as:
WOMEN
IN AERONAUTICS
WOMEN
IN ENGINEERING
WOMEN
IN MATHEMATICS
WOMEN
IN MEDICINE
Works that discuss all aspects of Afro-Americans as
a class of persons in scientific and technical fields, often including
women, are found under subject headings such as:
AFRO-AMERICANS
IN AERONAUTICS
AFRO-AMERICANS
IN ASTRONAUTICS
AFRO-AMERICANS
IN DENTISTRY
AFRO-AMERICANS
IN MEDICINE
Works that may contain references to Afro-Americans,
including women, may be included under subject headings such as:
MINORITIES
IN DENTISTRY
MINORITIES
IN ENGINEERING
MINORITIES
IN MEDICINE
MINORITIES
IN SCIENCE
MINORITIES
IN TECHNOLOGY
SEX
DISCRIMINATION IN SCIENCE
Please note that prior to 1976 the Library of Congress
used the subject heading "Negroes" to refer to all persons
of African descent. In 1976 the term "Negroes" was discontinued
and the subject headings "Afro-Americans" and "Blacks"
were added to refer to persons of African descent within and outside
the United States respectively, but the cataloging of pre-1976 books
was not changed; books published prior to 1976 were not recataloged.
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Aptheker, Bettina. Woman's legacy: essays on race,
sex, and class in American history. Amherst, University of Massachusetts
Press, 1982. 177 p.
E185.86.A67 1982
See especially "Quest for dignity: Black
women in the professions, 1865- 1900": p. 89-110.
Black mathematicians and their works. Edited
by Virginia K. Newell and others. Ardmore, Pa., Dorrance, c1980.
327 p.
QA28.B58 <SciRR>
Includes bibliographies.
Black women in the nursing profession: a documentary
history. Edited with an introduction by Darlene Clark Hine.
New York, Garland, 1985. 165 p.
RT83.5.B57 1985
Includes bibliographies.
Brodie, James Michael. Created equal: the lives
and ideas of Black American innovators. New York, W. Morrow,
c1993. 208 p.
E185.96.B835 1993
Carnegie, Mary Elizabeth. The path we tread: Blacks
in nursing, 1854- 1990. 2nd ed. New York, National League for
Nursing Press, c1991. 301 p.
RT83.5.C37 1986b
Bibliography: p. 261-266.
A Century of Black photographers, 1840-1960.
Edited by Valencia Hollins Coar. Providence, R.I., Museum of Art,
Rhode Island School of Design, c1983. 192 p.
TR646.U6P763 1983 <P&P>
Bibliography: p. 191-192.
Catalog of an exhibition held Mar. 31, 1983 to
Aug. 26, 1984 at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
and other institutions.
Douglas, Deborah G. United States women in aviation,
1940-1985. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990.
142 p. (Smithsonian studies in air and space, no. 7)
TL521.D68 1990 <MRR>
Driskell, Claude Evans. History of Chicago Black
dental professionals, 1850-1983. Chicago, C. E. Driskell, c1982.
122 p.
RK34.U7C44 1982
Bibliography: p. 122.
Dummett, Clifton O., and Lois Doyle Dummett. Afro-Americans
in dentistry: sequence and consequence of events. Los Angeles,
C. Dummett, c1978. 144 p.
RK60.45.D85
Bibliography: p. 124-127.
Guthrie, Robert V. Even the rat was white: a historical
view of psychology. New York, Harper & Row, c1976. 224 p.
BF105.G87
Bibliography: p. 209-217.
Hardesty, Von, and Dominick Pisano. Black wings:
the American Black in aviation. Washington, National Air and
Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1983. 80 p.
TL553.H34 1983
Bibliography: p. 79-80.
Holden, Henry M., and Lori Griffith. Ladybirds:
the untold story of women pilots in America. Freedom, N.J.,
Black Hawk Pub. Co., c1991. 215 p.
TL521.H58 1991
Bibliography: p. 205-209.
Ives, Patricia Carter. Creativity and inventions:
the genius of Afro-Americans and women in the United States and
their patents. Arlington, Va., Research Unlimited, 1987. 88
p.
T21.I84 1987 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 81-86.
Jakeman, Robert J. The divided skies: establishing
segregated flight training at Tuskegee, Alabama, 1934-1942.
Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, c1992. 416 p.
TL713.T87J35 1992
Bibliography: p. [391]-402.
James, Portia P. The real McCoy: African-American
invention and innovation, 1619-1930. Washington, Published for
the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution by the Smithsonian
Institution Press, c1989. 110 p.
T39.J28 1989
Bibliography: p. 103-106.
Johnson, Jesse J. Black women in the Armed Forces,
1942-1974: (a pictorial history). Hampton, Va., Johnson, c1974.
110 p.
E185.63.J633
Macdonald, Anne L. Feminine ingenuity: women and
invention in America. New York, Ballantine Books, 1992.
514
p.
T36.M33 1992 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 445-491.
Moldow, Gloria. Women doctors in gilded-age Washington:
race, gender, and professionalization. Urbana, University of
Illinois Press, c1987. 246 p.
R692.M6 1987
Bibliography: p. 217-239.
Morais, Herbert M. The history of the Negro in
medicine. 3rd ed. New York, Publishers Co., [1969]. 322 p.
Published under the auspices of the Association
for the Study of Negro Life and History.
R695.M6 1969 <MRR>
Bibliography: p. 283-309.
The Negro almanac: a reference work on the African
American. Compiled and edited by Harry A. Ploski and James Williams.
5th ed. Detroit, Gale Research Inc., c1989. 1622 p.
E185.N385 1989 <MRR Ref Desk>
Bibliography: p. 1556-1582.
Oakes, Claudia M. United States women in aviation,
1930-1939. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, c1991.
70 p.
TL521.O17 1991 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 69-70.
Royster, Jacqueline Jones. Women as healers: a
noble tradition. Atlanta, Women's Research and Resource Center,
Spelman College, c1983. 24 p.
"Publication of an exhibition at Spelman
College, Women's Research and Resource Center, Atlanta, Georgia,
June 24, 1983 to June 31, 1984."
R692.R69 1983
Bibliography: p. 18-22.
Schiebinger, Londa L. The mind has no sex? women
in the origins of modern science. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard
University Press, 1989. 355 p.
Includes index.
Q130.S32 1989 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 329-345.
Send us a lady physician: women doctors in America,
1835-1920. Edited by Ruth J. Abram. New York, Norton, c1985.
255 p.
R692.S46 1985
Extensive bibliographical references.
Stanley, Autumn. Mothers and daughters of invention:
notes for a revised history of technology. Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow
Press, 1993. 1116 p.
T36.S73 1993 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 917-1041.
See Index under "Black women inventors."
We are your sisters: Black women in the nineteenth
century. Edited by Dorothy Sterling. New York, W. W. Norton,
c1984. 535 p.
E185.86.W43 1984
Bibliography: p. [499]-503.
See especially "Representative women and
a new generation": p. 418-450.
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Biographical Material
Black women in America: an historical encyclopedia.
Editor, Darlene Clark Hine. Associate editors, Elsa Barkley Brown,
Rosalyn Terborg-Penn. Brooklyn, N.Y., Carlson Pub., 1993. 2 v. (1530
p.)
E185.86.B542 1993 <MRR Ref Desk>
See especially entries for aviators, nurses, mathematicians,
physicians, and scientists in "Classified list of biographical
entries": v. 2, p. 1345-1352.
Bibliography: p. 1333-1344.
A Century of Black surgeons: the U.S.A. experience.
Edited by Claude H. Organ, Jr. and Margaret M. Kosiba. Norman, Okla.,
Transcript Press, c1987. 2 v. (973 p.)
RD27.34.C46 1987
Bibliography: v. 2, p. 943-946.
Earley, Charity Adams. One woman's army: a Black
officer remembers the WAC. College Station, Texas A&M University
Press, c1989. 218 p. (Texas A&M University military history
series, 12)
D811.E23 1989
Epic lives: one hundred Black women who made a
difference. Jessie Carney Smith, editor. Detroit, Visible Ink
Press, c1993. 632 p.
E185.96.E65 1993
Bibliography: p. 603-632.
Partial contents: Mary Elizabeth Carnegie, nursing
administrator.--Jewel Plummer Cobb, biologist, university president.--Bessie
Coleman, aviator.-- Effie O'Neal Ellis, physician, health administrator.--Lucille
C. Gunning, pediatrician.--Mae C. Jemison, astronaut, physician,
government official.
Hawkins, Walter L. African American biographies:
profiles of 558 current men and women. Jefferson, N.C., McFarland,
c1992. 490 p.
E185.96.H38 1992 <MRR Biog>
Ho, James K. K. Black engineers in the United States--a
directory. Washington, Howard University Press, 1974. 281 p.
TA12.H6
Partial contents: Delores Brown.--Joan M. Clark.--Sarah
Harper.--Pauline Harris.--Sandra L. Mathias.--Phyllis A. Norris.--Mary
Ann Sutton.--Pamela J. Webb.--Vera N. Wilson.
Jackson, George F. Black women, makers of history:
a portrait. Rev. ed. Sacramento, Calif., Fong & Fong, c1977.
289 + 10 p.
E185.96.J25 1977
Bibliography: p. 291-292.
See especially sections on Education, Medical,
and Military.
Lightfoot, Sara Lawrence. Balm in Gilead: journey
of a healer. Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1988.
321 p.
RC339.52.L39L54 1988
Logan, Onnie Lee. Motherwit, an Alabama midwife's
story. New York, Dutton, c1989. 177 p.
RG950.L64A3 1989
Majors, Monroe A. Noted Negro women, their triumphs
and activities. Freeport, N.Y., Books for Libraries Press, 1971
[c1893]. 365 p.
E185.96.M23 1971 <MRR Biog>
Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne. Viewfinders: black women
photographers. New York, Dodd, Mead, c1986. 201 p.
TR139.M63 1986 <P&P>
Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical
dictionary. Edward T. James, editor. Cambridge, Mass., Belknap
Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. 3 v.
CT3260.N57 <B&E Biog>
"Prepared under the auspices of Radcliffe
College."
O'Hern, Elizabeth Moot. Profiles of pioneer women
scientists. Washington, Acropolis Books, c1985. 264 p.
R153.O36 1985
Bibliography: p. 235-250.
Rich, Doris L. Queen Bess: daredevil aviator.
Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. 153 p.
TL540.C646R52 1993
Bibliography: p. 137-141.
Sammons, Vivian O. Blacks in science and medicine.
New York, Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1990. 293 p.
Q141.B58 1990 <SciRR Desk>
Bibliography: p. 261-268.
Scally, M. Anthony. Medicine, motherhood, and mercy:
the story of a Black woman doctor. Washington, Associated Publishers,
c1979. 121 p.
R154.E433S33 1979
Bibliography: p. 119-121.
Who's who among Black Americans. Detroit, Gale
Research, Inc., <1990/91->
E185.96.W52 <B&E Biog>
Women in medicine: a bibliography of the literature
on women physicians. Compiled and edited by Sandra L. Chaff
and others. Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Press, 1977.
Z7963.M43W65 <SciRR> and <MRR>
Career Related Material
Blacks, science, and American education. Edited
by Willie Pearson, Jr., and H. Kenneth Bechtel. New Brunswick, Rutgers
University Press, c1989. 174 p.
Q149.U5B57 1989
Bibliography: p. 153-165.
Estimates and projections of Black and Hispanic
physicians, dentists, and pharmacists to 2010. Rockville, Md.,
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Public Health Service,
Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions,
Division of Disadvantaged Assistance, 1986. 63 p. (DHHS publication,
no. (HRA)82-10)
R695.E88 1986
Includes bibliographic references.
Financial aid for minorities. Garrett Park,
Md., Garrett Park Press, c1987-c1993. 6 v.
LB2337.2.F57 1987 <MRR>
Rev. ed. of 8 pt. set published 1980-81 with collective
titles Financial aid for minorities or Financial assistance for
minorities.
Partial contents: [1] Financial aid for minorities:
awards open to students with any major.--[4] Financial aid for minorities
in engineering and science.- -[5] Financial aid for minorities in
health fields.
Grants at a glance: a directory of financial resources
of women in science. 2nd ed. Project Director, Stephanie J.
Bird. Editors, Melissa Boulin and Deborah C. Fort. Washington, Association
for Women in Science, c1992. 115 p.
Q130.G73 1992 and Pamphlet box <SciRR>
A Hand up: women mentoring women in science.
Editor, Deborah C. Fort. Washington, Association for Women in Science,
c1993. 349 p.
Q130.H36 1993 <SciRR>
Lecca, Pedro J., and Thomas D. Watts. Pathways
for minorities into the health professions. Lanham, University
Press of America, c1989. 88 p.
R745.L455 1989
Bibliography: p. 72-75.
Marrett, Cora Bagley. Minority females in high
school mathematics and science. Madison, Wis., Wisconsin Center
for Education Research, University of Wisconsin, 1982. 70 p.
QA27.5.M37 1982
Bibliography: p. 59-65.
Oakes, Jeannie. Lost talent: the underparticipation
of women, minorities, and disabled persons in science. Santa
Monica, Calif., Rand, 1990. 104 p.
"R-3374-NSF/RC."
Bibliography: p. 85-104.
Q130.O2 1990
Science and engineering programs: on target for
women? Marsha Lakes Matyas and Linda Skidmore Dix, editors.
Washington, National Academy Press, 1992. 216 p.
Q130.S325 1992
"Ad Hoc Panel on Interventions, Committee
on Women in Science and Engineering, Office of Scientific and Engineering
Personnel, National Research Council."
Sokoloff, Natalie J. Black women and white women
in the professions: occupational segregation by race and gender,
1960-1980. New York, Routledge, 1992. 175 p.
HD6054.2.U6S65 1992
Bibliography: p. 159-169.
Women and minorities in science and engineering: an
update. Update prepared by Patricia E. White. Washington, National
Science Foundation, Jan. 1992. 187 p. (NSF 92-303)
"N93-12070."
Minorities in science Vertical file <SciRR>
Yentsch, Clarice M., and Carl J. Sindermann. The
woman scientist: meeting the challenges for a successful career.
New York, Plenum Press, c1992. 271 p.
Q130.Y46 1992
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Women
in Science and Engineering. Women in science and engineering:
increasing their numbers in the 1990s: a statement on policy and
strategy, from the Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,
Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research
Council. Washington, National Academy Press, 1991. 152 p.
Q130.N38 1991
Bibliography: p. 115-126.
Nissen, Sally H. Sourcing program to identify outstanding
women and ethnic minorities in research and research management.
Prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy. Livermore,
Calif., Employment Equity and Compliance Center, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, Aug. 1991. 85 p.
DE92 000097 <SciRR>
Pfeffer, Richard L., and Robin J. Kung. DOD science
and engineering apprenticeship program for high school minorities
and women: summer 1990 activities. Final report. Sponsored by
the Office of Naval Research at Florida State University and administered
by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute. Tallahassee, Fla.,
Florida State University, Jan. 1991. 27 p.
AD-A231 910 <SciRR>
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology.
Women, minorities, and the disabled in science and technology:
hearing ... One Hundredth Congress, second session, June 28, 1988.
Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1988. 183 p.
KF27.S399 1988l <Law>
United States. Task Force on Women, Minorities, and
the Handicapped in Science and Technology. Changing America:
the new face of science and engineering: final report. Washington,
Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science
and Technology, 1989. 46 p.
Q130.U55 1989
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Ethnic minority perspectives on clinical training
and services in psychology. Hector F. Myers and others, editors.
Washington, American Psychological Association, c1991. 194 p.
RC467.7.E84 1991
Based on a series of three conferences held in
1988, sponsored by the NIMH.
Lessons for the future: minorities in math, science,
and engineering at community colleges. Enid B. Jones, editor.
Washington, American Association of Community Colleges, National
Center for Higher Education, c1993. 89 p. (AACC special reports,
no. 2)
QA13.L47 1993
Papers presented at a roundtable convened by AACC
in Washington, D.C., Aug. 13-14, 1992.
Toward ethnic diversification in psychology education
and training. Edited by George Stricker and others. Washington,
American Psychological Association, 1990. 251 p.
BF77.T68 1990
Papers of a National Council of Schools of Professional
Psychology (NCSPP) conference held in Puerto Rico during the winter
of 1988-1989.
Bibliography: p. 235-247.
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Dissertations can be located by using the following
indexes and CD-ROM, all located in the Library's Main Reading Room
Comprehensive Dissertation Index 1861/1972-
(1973- annual) |
Z5053.X47 1973 |
Dissertation Abstracts International (1938-
monthly) |
Z5053.D57 |
Dissertation Abstracts Ondisc |
CD-ROM <MRR> |
Masters Abstracts International (1962-1985)
|
Z5055.U49M3 |
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Cook-Nobles, Robin L. Social and psychological
factors in the career development of the professional Black female.
UMI Microfiche AAC8913764 <MicRR>
Collation of the original: 294 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--Boston University, 1989.
Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International,
v. 50/04A: 876.
Ehrhart, Dorothy McRay. Factors to which African-American
women in high status careers attribute their success.
Collation of the original: 272 p.
UMI Microfiche AAC9032573 <MicRR>
Thesis (doctoral)--Claremont Graduate School,
1990.
Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International,
v. 51/09A: 3037.
Epps, Juanita Dawkins. Factors related to occupational
choice among Black females: traditional versus nontraditional.
UMI Microfiche AAC8822741 <MicRR>
Collation of the original: 148 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--California School of Professional
Psychology-Los Angeles, 1988.
Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International,
v. 49/09B: 4000.
Evans, Kathy Marie. Factors influencing the career
aspirations of Black college women: a comparative study.
UMI Microfiche AAC9007848 <MicRR>
Collation of the original: 158 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--The Pennsylvania State University,
1989.
Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International.
v. 50/11A: 3482.
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Abajian, James de T. Blacks in selected newspapers,
censuses and other sources: an index to names and subjects. Boston,
Mass., G. K. Hall, 1977. 3 v.
Z1361.N39A28 <MRR>
Bibliography: v. 1, p. xi-xxi.
Abajian, James de T. Blacks in selected newspapers,
censuses and other sources: an index to names and subjects.
First supplement. Boston, Mass., G. K. Hall, 1985. 2 v.
Z1361.N39A28 Suppl. <MRR>
Clewell, Beatriz C., and Bernice Anderson. Women
of color in mathematics, science & engineering: a review of
the literature. Washington, Center for Women Policy Studies,
c1991. 100 p.
QA13.C54 1991 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 72-100.
Hall, Christine C. Iijima, Brenda J. Evans, and Stephanie
Selice. Black females in the United States: a bibliography from
1967 to 1987. Washington, PsycINFO, American Psychological Association,
c1989. 189 p. (Bibliographies in psychology, no. 3)
Z1361.N39H27 1989 <MRR>
Davis, Lenwood G. The Black woman in American society:
a selected annotated bibliography. Boston, G. K. Hall, c1975.
159 p.
Z1361.N39D36
Enabulele, Arlene B., and Dionne J. Jones. A resource
guide on Black women in the United States. Washington, Mental
Health Research Center, Institute for Urban Affairs and Research,
Howard University, 1978. 107 p.
E185.86.E48
Includes bibliographies.
Fausto-Sterling, Anne, and Lydia L. English. Women
and minorities in science: course materials guide. Rev. ed.
Providence, R.I., Brown University, Division of Medicine and Biology,
Mar. 1990. 24 p.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
Originally compiled for the Odyssey Project, 1984-85.
Lyle, Stanley L., and Sally W. Weimer. Electronic
access to American diversity: a selected bibliography. Denver,
Colo., ALA MARS User Access to Services Committee, 1993. 7 p.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
The bibliography was compiled for the open forum
panel discussion by the User Access to Services Committee of the
Machine Assisted Reference Section of RASD, Denver, Colorado, January
24, 1993.
Miller, Wayne Charles, and Faye Nell Vowell. A
comprehensive bibliography for the study of American minorities.
New York, New York University Press, 1976. 2 v. (1380 p.)
Z1361.E4M529 <MRR>
Oaks, Priscilla. Minority studies: a selective
annotated bibliography. Boston, G. K. Hall, c1975. 303 p.
Z1361.E4O24 <MRR Alc>
Redfern, Bernice. Women of color in the United
States: a guide to the literature. New York, Garland, 1989,
c1988. 156 p. (Garland reference library of social science, v. 469)
Z7964.U49R4 1989 <MRR>
Sims-Wood, Janet L. The progress of Afro-American
women: a selected bibliography and resource guide. Westport,
Conn., Greenwood Press, 1980. 378 p.
Z1361.N39S52 <MRR>
Willis-Thomas, Deborah. An illustrated bio-bibliography
of Black photographers, 1940-1988. New York, Garland, 1989.
483 p. (Garland reference library of the humanities, v. 760)
TR139.W55 1989 <P&P>
Bibliography: p. 475-478.
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Abstracting and indexing services that index relevant
journal articles and other literature on African-American women
in the sciences are listed below. Consult reference librarian for
locations of these materials in Science Reading Room; some are available
in CD-ROM format.
Applied Science & Technology Index (1913
- )
Z7913.I7 <SciRR A&I> <MRR> and
<N&CPR>
See: Blacks--Occupations
Women--Occupations
Women Engineers
Women in the Computer Industry
Women Mathematicians
Women Meteorologists
Women Physicists
Women Scientists
Bibliographic Index (1937 - )
Z1002.B595 <SciRR> <MRR> <N&CPR>
See: Afro-American Women
Afro-Americans in Medicine
Afro-American Physicians
Women Medical Scientists
Women Physicians
Women Scientists
Headings beginning "Women in," e.g., Women in Science
Biography Index (1946 - )
Z5301.B5 <MRR Biog> <N&CPR> <LH&G>
<B&E Biog>
See: Scientists
Names of invidivual disciplines, e,g., Astronomers,
Botanists, Chemists
General Science Index (1946 - )
Z7401.G46<SciRR A&I> <MRR> <N&CPR>
See: Blacks
Index to Black Periodicals (1941 - )
AI3.04 <MRR> <N&CPR>
See: Subject headings of interest, e.g., Architects,
Astronauts, Biologists, Chemical Engineers, Chemists, Dentists,
Engineers, Inventors, Mathematicians, Midwives, Nurses, Pharmacists,
Physicians, Pilots, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Scientists, Women
Engineers, Women in Science, Women Scientists
Magazine Index (1981 - )
Available in several formats at LC
See: Afro-American Women Chemists
Afro-American Air Pilots
Afro-American Astronauts
Afro-American Dentists
Afro-American Engineers
Afro-American Inventors
Afro-American Nurses
Afro-American Physicians
Afro-American Psychologists
Afro-Americans in Aeronautics
Afro-Americans in Medicine
Afro-Americans in Veterinary Medicine
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See: Blacks
Women Mathematicians
Women Scientists
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Journals that often contain relevant articles on African American
women in the sciences include the following:
AWIS Magazine |
Q149.U5A88a |
Black Issues in Higher Education
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LC2781.B464 |
Black Scholar |
E185.5.B575 |
Black World (formerly Negro Digest) |
E185.5.N3815 |
Ebony |
AP2.E165 |
Journal of Black Studies |
E185.5.J8 |
Journal of Negro Education |
LC2701.J6 |
Journal of the National Medical Association
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R15.N2914 |
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science
and Engineering |
(in press) |
Negro History Bulletin |
E185.5.N383 |
Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women
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E185.86.S24 |
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Black inventors: little-known creators have revolutionized
American history. Ebony, v. 45, Feb. 1990: 128-132.
AP2.E165
Black woman pilot: flying the friendly skies; Shirley
Tyus is one of a handful of Black females working in cockpits of
nation's commercial airlines. Ebony, v. 46, Apr. 1991: 63-67.
AP2.E165
Campbell, Bebe Moore. From dropout to M.D.: Alison
Walker. Essence, v. 17, Oct. 1986: 79.
E185.86.E7
Dr. Irene Long: a pioneer in aerospace medicine. Ebony,
v. 39, Sept. 1984: 61-65.
AP2.E165
Minorities in science. Journal of college science
teaching, v. 17, Mar./Apr. 1988: 342-381.
Q183.U6J68
Partial contents.--Minorities: underrepresentation,
education, and careers in science, by Tom Crosby.--Sons, daughters,
where are your books? by Napoleon Bryant.--Black women in science:
implications for improved participation, by Julia V. Clark.
Minorities in science: the pipeline problem. Science,
v. 258, Nov. 13, 1992: 1175-1237.
Q1.S35
An extensive news report focusing on minorities
in science, their successes and the obstacles they face.
Morrison, Catherine. Opening doors: everyone benefits
when this combination of mentoring, summer employment, and financial
support enables talented, minority students to complete their Ph.D.s.
ChemTech, v. 23, Mar. 1993: 8-14.
TP1.I612
Powell, Lois. Factors associated with the underrepresentation
of African Americans in mathematics and science. Journal of Negro
education, v. 59, no. 2, 1990: 292-298.
LC2701.J6
Smikle, Ken. On the cutting edge of telecommunications:
AT&T's Michael Homes and Ilene Hayward develop new technologies.
Black enterprise, v. 15, Feb. 1985: 67-69.
E185.8.B5
Space is her destination: Dr. Mae C. Jemison is NASA's
first Black woman astronaut candidate. Ebony, v. 42, Oct.
1987: 93-98.
AP2.E165
Superstars of science: Black researchers are making
trailblazing discoveries in some of the country's most prestigious
labs. Ebony, v. 46, June 1991: 42-46.
AP2.E165
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Selected materials available in the Science Reading
Room pamphlet boxes include the following:
African American contributions to science and engineering.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Lewis Research Center, 1992. 32 p.
Brush, Stephen G. Women in science and engineering:
women are still seriously underrepresented in the sciences, and
they have made comparatively little progress in the past five years.
Why? American scientist, v. 79, Sept./Oct. 1991: 404-419.
Connor, J. Robert. Human resources--springboard to
the 21st century: opportunities for women and minorities. Aviation
week & space technology, v. 136, June 1, 1992: S1-S2, S-4,
S6-S7, S-10, S12, S14.
"Advertiser-sponsored market supplement."
Felder-Hoehne, Felicia H. Barbara Lynn Yarn, M.D.: the heart to
live. Negro history bulletin, v. 45, Oct. 1982: 107.
Gaymon, Gloria Leaks. 215 African American women you should
know about: trivia facts. Philadelphia, Nationwide Publishers,
c1992. 88 p.
Jemison, Mae C. Current biography, v. 51, July 1993: 22-25.
Malcom, Shirley M. Racism and sexism: still a double
bind for minority women in science. Washington, American Association
for the Advancement of Science, 1981. 11 p.
Typewritten copy, March 5, 1981.
Prepared for "A Fabric of Our Own Making":
Southern Scholars on Women.
Mercer, Joye. Dr. Gloria McCutcheon: encouraging girls to study
science. Black issues in higher education, v. 8, Mar. 14,
1991: 1, 15.
Neill, Michael. Ex-hairdresser Lois Dabney-Smith, now a top therapist,
helps her clients brush out life's snarls. People, v. 30,
Oct. 3, 1988: 121- 122.
Turner, Renee D. The global AIDS warrior: Helene Gayle. Ebony,
v. 47, Nov. 1991: 38-40
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Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
1200 New York Avenue NW, Ste. 650
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 326-8940
Areas of interest: Women in science; career development; science
education; affirmative action for women in science; sexism; legislation.
Division of Human Resource Development
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Room 815
Arlington, VA 22230
Telephone: (703) 306-1640
Encourages minority science education and research through conferences,
workshops, publications, and grants to institutions and individuals,
K- graduate school.
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
Howard University
Founders Library, Room 120
500 Howard Place, N.W.
Washington, DC 20059
Telephone: (202) 806-7239
Areas of interest: Reference, bibliography, and research related
to Afro- American history and culture, African history and culture,
and Afro-Latin and Caribbean history and culture.
Minority Women in Science (MWIS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1333 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 326-6670
MWIS's mission is to facilitate access to career information and
educational opportunities for minority female students and to
promote the professional advancement of minority women scientists
and engineers. Its National Network maintains membership records,
produces an annual report/update for members, and convenes an
annual meeting in conjunction with the AAAS annual meeting.
National Black Nurses' Association, Inc. (NBNA)
1511 K Street, NW, Suite 415
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 393-6870
Areas of interest: Nursing education; advocates for the Black
community and minorities in relation to health care needs; recruitment,
counseling, and assistance to Black persons to increase enrollment
in the field; legislation and policies that affect the health
and welfare of Black people and Black health professionals.
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of
Women in America
Radcliffe College
10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 495-8647
The Schlesinger Library collects manuscripts and printed materials
on American women, ca. 1820 to the present; conducts oral history
projects on women; and sponsors programs related to its holdings.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801
Telephone: (212) 491-2259
Collects materials in all formats about Black people throughout
the world. Extensive archival holdings, vertical files, audiotapes,
prints, and photographs. Kaiser Index to Black Resources covers
material, 1948-1986.
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