Black Female Scientists Dr. Patricia Bath (1942-2019) – Inventor & Ophthalmologist. ... Dr. Mae Jemison made history as the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992.

To kick off Women’s History Month, BLACK ENTERPRISE is spotlighting 20 influential Black women and acknowledging their extraordinary journey and the barriers they’ve broken along the way.

Black women have made waves across STEM-related fields, from the Hidden Figures making history at NASA to Sarah Boone inventing ... Trailblazers, and the Future of Science and Tech Honoring ...

All of these Black women, and many more, changed our lives with inventions we now take for granted as everyday conveniences — ...

Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb, biologist/cancer researcher and college president; Dr. Alexa Canady, pediatric neurosurgeon; Dr. Karen Smith, family practice physician; and ...