Ruth Smith Lloyd
Ruth Smith Lloyd | |
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Born | Ruth M Smith January 17, 1917 |
Died | February 5, 1995 | (aged 78)
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Known for | First African-American woman to earn a PhD in anatomy. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anatomy |
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Ruth Smith Lloyd (January 17, 1917 – February 5, 1995) was a 20th-century scientist whose research focused on
Early life and education
Ruth Smith was born in
Lloyd attended Mount Holyoke College, which was then a mostly white institution.[6] Her choice of college was reportedly influenced by the experience of her brother-in-law, William Montague Cobb, who was married to Hilda.[2] Lloyd graduated with a bachelor of arts magna cum laude in 1937, majoring in zoology.[2][7]
From 1937 to 1938, Lloyd studied for a master's degree in zoology at
Career
Lloyd taught at
She was a member of
Personal life
Ruth Smith married Sterling Morrison Lloyd on December 30, 1939.[3][2] He was a physician who also graduated from Howard University, and died in 1980.[2][3] Lloyd had three children and eight grandchildren.[3][2] In retirement, she was active in the All-Souls Unitarian Church, helped found the National Museum of Women in the Arts in 1987, and was a member of the social and service organization, Girl Friends.[2][3]
Lloyd died of cancer at home in Washington on February 5, 1995.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Oakes 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Epps, Johnson & Vaughan 1993.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Washington Post 1995.
- ^ Sampson 1991.
- ^ a b c d e Spangenburg & Moser 2003, p. 163.
- ^ Warren 1999, p. 179.
- ^ Sammons 1990, p. 155.
- ^ Lloyd & Rubenstein 1941.
- ^ Lloyd 1952.
- ^ Lloyd 1941.
- ^ Cobb 1967.
Sources
- Cobb, W M (1967). "The Howard Department of Anatomy". J Natl Med Assoc. 59 (6): 421–428. PMID 4867381.
- Epps, C H; Johnson, D G; Vaughan, A L (1993). "Black medical pioneers: African-American 'firsts' in academic and organized medicine. Part three". J Natl Med Assoc. 85 (10): 777–796. PMID 8254696.
- Lloyd, Ruth Smith (1941). Adolescence of macaques (Macacus rhesus) (PhD thesis). Cleveland OH: Western Case University.
- Lloyd, Ruth Smith (1951). "Ovarian changes in immature rabbits induced by equine gonadotrophin". The Anatomical Record. 109 (3): 431–445. S2CID 10909795.
- Lloyd, Ruth Smith (1952). "The vaginal smear technique a critical review of its present status in the practice of medicine". J Natl Med Assoc. 44 (1): 15–21. PMID 14908569.
- Lloyd, Ruth Smith; Rubenstein, Boris B (1941). "Multipla ova in the follicles of juvenile monkeys". Endocrinology. 29 (6): 1008–1014. .
- Oakes, Elizabeth H (2002). International encyclopedia of women scientists. Facts on File. OCLC 45835614.
- Sammons, Vivian Ovelton (1990). Blacks in science and medicine. Hemisphere. ISBN 978-0891166658.
- Sampson, Calvin C (1991). "William Montague Cobb MD PhD (1904-1990)". J Natl Med Assoc. 83 (1): 13–14. PMC 2627008.
- Spangenburg, Ray; Moser, Kit (2003). African Americans in science, math, and invention. Facts On File. ISBN 978-1438107745.
- Warren, Wini (1999). Black women scientists in the United States. Bloomington IN: Indiana UP. ISBN 978-0253336033.
- "Ruth Smith Lloyd, Howard U. Professor". Washington Post. 9 February 1995.
External links
- Photos of the Howard Department of Anatomy, including Ruth Smith Lloyd in a history of the department.Cobb (1967)