Jupiter Ball Through the Years
…blasted into space on the shuttle Discovery, becoming the third African American woman to accomplish this amazing feat. After a 20-year career at NASA, Joan pursued other opportunities before returning…
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Hidden No More: Week 19 round-up
…blue baby syndrome. McKinley Thompson, Jr., Car Designer Ford Motor Company hired Thompson in 1956, after he’d completed a degree in transportation design. He was Ford’s first African American designer….
Planned Giving
…the gift in the manner you designate. The gifts are irrevocable. Charitable Lead Trusts These can provide Morehead with a current stream of income for the number of years you…
Hidden No More: Week 16 round-up
…her student at West Virginia State College’s laboratory high school, remembered her as “a wonderful teacher.” Flemmie Kittrell, Nutritionist & Educator In 1936, Kittrell became the first African American woman…
Employment Opportunities
…with visiting field trips from schools and reservations for other non-school organizations. They provide customer service and wayfinding for group programs, general public operations, birthday party programs, private planetarium shows,…
Hidden No More: Week 14 round-up
…is the first African American involved in discovering an element. Charles Harrison, Industrial Designer Harrison was responsible for designing 100s of products sold by Sears. The first plastic trash bin…
Hidden No More: Week 13 round-up
…the first Black explorer to set foot on Antarctica. He was part of the U.S. Antarctic Service expedition that lasted from 1939 to 1941. Gibbs Point on the Antarctic Peninsula…
Hidden No More: Week 12 round-up
…in indoor climate control to design Radio City Music Hall’s heating system. Marie Daly, Chemist & Educator In 1947, Daly became the first African American woman to earn a chemistry…
Hidden No More: Week 11 round-up
…Yale in 1876, the first time any American university conferred a doctorate on an African American. He went on to teach at Philadelphia’s Institute for Colored Youth for 26 years….
Hidden No More: Week 10 round-up
…& the History of Technology,” explored ways in which women and people of color have contributed to American innovation. Julian Abele, Architect When Duke University was being built, Abele was…