African Descent Archives - Page 18 of 130

Nosimo Balindlela

South African politician

Bernard Ncube

South African nun and activist

Anna Murray Douglass

American abolitionist and wife of Frederick Douglass

Jennie R. Patrick worked in both industry and academia, taking particular care to mentor young women in her field. Her work has focussed on supercritical extraction and behaviours of superheated fluids and energy efficiency.

Dr Lilia Ann Abron

Lilia Ann Abron’s chemistry BS and sanitary engineering MS led to her PhD on reverse osmosis to remove DDT and Aldrin from water and her career on a wide range of environmental engineering and sustainability projects.

Zanele Madinane

South African engineer

Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou

She is thought to be one of the first Nigerien women to pursue a career in the sciences and headed the mineralogy division of SOMAIR, the national mining company of Niger. She is the first wife of former President Mahamadou Issoufou (‘First Lady’ 2011-21) and has used her influence to improve access to health care in her country.

Winifred Burks-Houck

Chemical engineer and specialist on environmental hazards and minimizing potential threats to worker safety. She was the first female president of National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)(1993 – 2001), which was founded in 1972.