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Topics: History, Diversity in Science, Women in Science
Marguerite Thomas Williams
Born: December 24, 1895
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Marguerite Thomas Williams: Geologist, Geographer
Marguerite Thomas Williams was born in Washington, D.C. on December 24, 1895. She received her Bachelor of Arts degreee from Howard University in 1923 and a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1930. Marguerite Thomas Williams earned a Ph.D. in Geology from Catholic University of America in 1942, as the first African American (male or female) to earn a doctorate in geology in the United States.
Dr. Williams was employed as a teacher in Miner Teachers College (now part of the University of the District of Columbia) from 1923-29. Dr. Williams served as Chairman of the Division of Geography (1923-33) and served from Assistant Professor to full Professor in the Department of Social Sciences, Miner Teachers College, from 1943 to 1955. Marguerite Williams also served as an Instructor for the Evening School at Howard University, 1944.
Dissertation Title: A History of Erosion in the Anacostia Drainage Basin.
Memberships:
Association of American Geographers
Academy of Political and Social Science
First African American Female Ph.D. in Geology
Source: https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/marguerite_williams.html
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