Hidden Figures: Euphemia Haynes #WomensHERstoryMonth 23/28 (Patreon)

Hidden Figures: Euphemia Haynes #WomensHERstoryMonth 23/28

Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes (September 11, 1890, Washington, D.C. – July 25, 1980, Washington, D.C.) was an American mathematician and educator. She was the first Black American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics, from the Catholic University of America in 1943. A fourth generation Washingtonian, Euphemia Lofton was the first child and only daughter of William S. Lofton, a dentist and financier, and Lavinia Day Lofton. She was the valedictorian of M Street High School in 1907 and then graduated from Washington D.C. Miner Normal School with distinction in 1909. She went on to earn an undergraduate mathematics major (and psychology minor) from Smith College in 1914. She gained a master's degree in education from the University of Chicago in 1930, and in 1943 gained her doctorate in mathematics from Catholic University, becoming the first black woman to receive a Ph.D. degree in mathematics. Dr. Euphemia Haynes was extremely influential and major contributions to the educational system of the District of Columbia. She taught in the DC Public Schools for forty-seven years, and in 1966 became the first woman to chair the DC Board of Education. She taught first grade at Garrison and Garfield Schools, and mathematics at Armstrong High School. She taught mathematics and served as chair of the Math Department at Dunbar High School. Haynes was a professor of mathematics at Miner’s Teachers College where she was chair of the Division of Mathematics and Business Education, a department she created. She retired in 1959 from the public school system. She also occasionally taught part-time at Howard University. Haynes was involved in many community activities. She served as first vice president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women,as well as serving on the Committee of International Social Welfare, on the Executive Committee of the National Social Welfare Assembly, on the Executive Committee of the DC Health and Welfare Council, on the local and national committees of the United Service Organization, in the Urban League, the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, and the American Association of University Women. In addition, Pope John XXIII awarded her the Papal decoration of honor, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, in 1959. Dr. Haynes died of a heart attack on July 25, 1980 in her hometown, Washington, D.C. She had set up a trust fund to support a professorial chair and student loan fund in the School of Education, giving $700,000 to Catholic University. Her family papers are housed in the Catholic University archives. In 2004, the E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, DC was named in her honor. The Catholic University of America established the Euphemia Lofton Haynes Award to recognize outstanding junior mathematics majors who have demonstrated excellence and promise in their study of mathematics. #HiddenFigures #EuphemiaHaynes ****************** Merchandise! MAKE SURE U GETTA SHIRT!! https://www.teepublic.com/user/sssseren Follow me on social media! Instagram: @sensei_aishitemasu Personal Tumblr: http://sensei-aishitemasu.tumblr.com Tumblr for my work: https://sssseren.tumblr.com Snapchat: sssseren GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/tc5wh7q Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seren_sensei ****************** Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture' Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6 Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6 Digital download (e-book): https://gumroad.com/l/IkUa ****************** Links: Euphemia Lofton Haynes: Bringing Education Closer to the “Goal of Perfection:” https://www.ams.org/journals/notices/201709/rnoti-p995.pdf Euphemia Lofton Haynes: https://www.biography.com/people/euphemia-lofton-haynes-21465777 Euphemia Lofton Haynes: https://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/haynes-euphemia.htm Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes, a leader in education, community, and the church: https://aaregistry.org/story/martha-euphemia-lofton-haynes-a-leader-in-education-community-and-the-church/ MARTHA EUPHORIA HAYNES - FIRST BLACK AMERICAN WOMAN TO EARN A PH.D. IN MATHEMATICS: https://blackthen.com/martha-euphemia-haynes-first-black-american-woman-earn-ph-d-mathematics/ Euphemia Lofton Haynes - AMERICAN EDUCATOR AND MATHEMATICIAN: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Euphemia-Lofton-Haynes Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Haynes.html MARTHA EUPHEMIA LOFTON HAYNES (1890-1980): https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/haynes-martha-euphemia-lofton-1890-1980/ Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes, First African-American Woman Mathematican: http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/haynes.euphemia.lofton.html Euphemia Haynes (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemia_Haynes