Black and white headshot of Ruth Ella Moore speaking at a podium, later in her career. She has gray hair, and is wearing glasses and pearls. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/943/370/200/241/920/original/bd81840cca8890d0.png
In the mood to honor accomplishments in microbiology? A trio of African-American women who made a mark, with Wikipedia pages to visit:Ruth Ella Moore (1903-1994). In 1933, she was the 1st African-American woman to gain a PhD in natural sciencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Ella_Moore#BlackHistoryMonth