Willie Hobbs Moore: STEM Trailblazer
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 16, 2025
At a time in American history when even the most intelligent Black women were expected to become, at most, teachers or nurses, Willie Hobbs Moore broke with societal expectations to become a noted physicist and engineer. Moore probably is best known for being the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in science (physics) in the United States, in 1972. She also is renowned for being an unwavering advocate for getting more Black people into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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