Born: 1949 (circa), United States (assumed)
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
The following was written by Nina Baker and is excerpted from the book From Alchemy to Transport Phenomena: A Global History of Women in Chemical Engineering.
Texan Cynthia Oliver Coleman left school when the southern states of the USA were only just starting to desegregate and was the first black woman to graduate in engineering from the University of Houston (1971). She went on to a 33 year career in petrochemical process engineering with Exxon.