26/03/2025
March 26, 1921 , Eva Beatrice D***s became the first Black woman to meet the requirements for a Ph.D. D***s earned the degree from Radcliffe College in Massachusetts.
As an undergraduate student at Howard University, D***s was in the first group of women, along with Grace Coleman (sister Omega Psi Phi Fraternity co-founder Frank Coleman), initiated into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
D***s was born in Washington, D.C., on August 13, 1893, the daughter of Martha Ann (née Howard) and James Stanley D***s. She attended the Prestigious M Street High School (later renamed Dunbar High School).
She graduated summa cm laude from Howard University with a B.A. in 1914. While attending Howard University, where several family members had studied, Eva was initiated into the Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. At the end of her last semester she was awarded Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority's first official scholarship
She was an educator for more than 50 years and died in Huntsville, Alabama October 29, 1986 at the age of 93.
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