*Paul Cornely was born on this date in 1906. He was a Black physician, public health pioneer, and activist. Paul Bertau Cornely was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. His mother was Adrienne Mellon, and his father was Eleodore Cornely. At the age of three, his family moved to Puerto Rico. He moved to the United States as […]
learn more*Charles Buggs was born on this date in 1906. He was a Black scientist and educator. Charles W. Buggs was born in Brunswick, Georgia. He researched why some bacteria do not react to certain medicines. In several articles, he presented his ideas on penicillin, skin grafting, and the value of chemicals in treating bone fractures. […]
learn more*Lawrence Knox was born on this date in 1906. He was a Black Chemist and teacher. Lawrence Howland Knox was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and was the son of William Knox. He had four siblings, two sisters and two brothers. In the 1820s, his grandfather, Elijah Knox, was born in North Carolina to a […]
learn more*Janet Bragg was born on this date in 1907. She was an African American aviator, nurse, and nursing home proprietor.
learn more*Katie Booth was born on this date in 1907. She was an African American biomedical chemist and community activist.
learn more*Theodore Howard was born on this date in 1908. He was an African American surgeon, businessman and activist.
learn more*Hattie Bessent was born on this date in 1908. She was a Black psychiatric nurse, educator, and administrator. From Florida, Bessent received her B.S. degree from Florida A&M University, an M.S. degree from Indiana University, and an EdD from the University of Florida in Psychological Foundations. After being trained as a psychiatric nurse, Bessent had a […]
learn more*This date in 1908 is celebrated as the birth date of Myra Logan. She was a Black Surgeon and woman’s health advocate. Myra Adele Logan was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, the daughter of Warren and Adella Hunt Logan. She was the youngest of eight children. Her mother was college-educated and involved in the suffrage […]
learn more*On this date in 1908, the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) was founded. Martha Minerva Franklin founded the association.
learn more*Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens was born on this date in 1909. She was a doctor, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and former associate dean of medicine.
learn more*William Shockley Jr. was born on this date in 1910. He was a white-American physicist and inventor. William Bradford Shockley Jr. was born to American parents in London and was raised in his family’s hometown of Palo Alto, California, from the age of three. William Hillman Shockley’s father was a mining engineer who speculated in mines for a living […]
learn more*Oran Eagleson was born on this date in 1910. He was a Black professor and psychologist. Oran Wendle Eagleson was born in Unionville, Indiana. He worked shining shoes and shoe repair finisher from high school through his graduate years. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1931 and a master’s in 1932, both in Indiana. In […]
learn more*Von Mizell’s birth is celebrated on this date in 1910. He was a Black Physician and activist. Von Delaney Mizell was the son of Isadore S. and Minnie (Moore) Mizell, who lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta and became the second Black doctor in Broward County, Florida. During this time, […]
learn moreVivien Theodore Thomas was born on this date in 1910. He was an African American supervisor of Surgical Research Laboratories.
learn more*Johnnie Carr was born on this date in 1911. She was a Black Activist and nurse. From Alabama, Johnnie Rebecca Daniels was the daughter of parents John and Annie Richmond Daniels, the youngest of six children. When she was nine, her father died; following his death, the family moved away from their farm to the […]
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