Euphemia Haynes

Basic Info
1. b. 1890, Washington D.C.; d. 1980.
  1. Was extremely involved in her church community and the education system in Washington DC
    1. First African American woman to earn a Ph.D.
Other Involvement
1. Vice President of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
  1. Committee of International Social Welfare
    1. Secretary and member of the Executive Committee of D.C. Health and Welfare Council
      1. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
        League of Women Voters
        American Association of University Women
Teacher & Researcher
1. Taught at the public schools in Washington D.C. for forty-seven years
  1. First woman to chair the D.C. school board
    1. Taught as an English and mathematics teacher
      1. Classes ranged from first grade to college level
        1959: retired from the public school system
        Remained head of the city board of education and was an important part of the integration of DC public schools
Youth & Studies
1. 1914: B.A. from Smith College
  1. Major in mathematics minor in psychology
    1. 1930: MA from the University of Chicago in Mathematics
      1. 1943: Ph.D. in Mathematics from Catholic University of America
Later Years
1. 1980: died of a heart attack in her home town
  1. Left $700,000 to catholic university to support a professorial chair and student loan fund in the school of education

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