Ruth Ella Moore
Ruth Ella Moore | |
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| Born | May 19, 1903 Columbus, Ohio |
| Died | 1994 Rockville, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Known for | first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D in the natural sciences |
Ruth Ella Moore (May 19, 1903 in Columbus, Ohio[1] – 1994) was an American scientist.
College years
Moore attended Ohio State University for both undergraduate and graduate levels. In 1926, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree, in 1927 her Masters of Science Degree and in 1933 her Ph.D. in Bacteriology.[2] Her dissertation was on the Tuberculosis bacteria and the titles were "Studies on Dissociation of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis" and "A New Method of Concentration on the Tubercule Bacilli as Applied to Sputum And Urine Examination".[3]
Career
During her graduate school years, she taught hygiene and English at Tennessee State College now known as Tennessee State University in Nashville. In 1939, she became assistant Professor of bacteriology at Howard University College of Medicine. In 1948 she was appointed, and in 1955 she was made Head of the department of Bacteriology. In 1960, she was appointed associate professor of microbiology. She retired in 1973 while holding position of the associate Professor of emeritus of microbiology. While in Howard, she conducted studies on blood groups and enterobacteriacea. She was a member of the American Public Health Association and the American Society of Microbiologists.[2][4]
Accomplishment
She is the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D in the natural sciences.[5] US representative Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced a bill recognizing Ruth Ella Moore as well as other scientists in the United States.[6]
Death
She died in Rockville Maryland at the age of 91 (1994).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "American Society for Microbiology". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b "African-American Physicians are key figures in black and medical history".
- ^ "Ruth Ella Moore-Bacteriologist-UCI webfiles". The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences.
- ^ Gross, Victoria (January 13, 2016). "History of Black Scientists: Ruth Ella Moore & James McCune Smith". Communities.
- ^ "Moore, Ruth Ella (1903–1994)". BlackPast.org.
- ^ ". 109-1-109 H. Con. Res. 96 Introduced in the House March 15 2015 by Eddie Bernice Johnson".
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