Amanda E. Peele Cheatham
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![]() Amanda E. Peele, from a 1942 publication | |
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Died | April 10, 1978 | (aged 75)
Alma mater | Hampton Institute (BS), Cornell University (MS) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, botany |
Institutions | Hampton Institute |
Thesis | Floral anatomy of Trapa natans |
Amanda Eunice Cheatham ( née Peele January 10, 1903 – April 10, 1978) [2] was an American biologist. She was the first woman of color to deliver a research paper to the Virginia Academy of Science, having done so in 1939. [3]
Amanda E. Peele was born on January 10, 1903, in Jackson, North Carolina. [4] A 1923 graduate of Northampton County Training School, Peele earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton Institute in 1930. [5] After winning a fellowship from the General Education Board, [6] she earned a Master of Science degree from Cornell University in 1934. Her thesis, entitled Floral anatomy of Trapa natans, was a study of water caltrops. [1] At Cornell, Peele studied under Arthur Johnson Eames, William J. Hamilton, Jr., and Albert Hazen Wright. [4]
In 1930, Peele was hired as an assistant professor at Hampton Institute, where she taught biology until her retirement in 1972. [5] In 1941, she served as a regional director of the National Association of College Women. [7] In 1970, she was awarded the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award by Hampton University. [8] She was president of the National Hampton Alumni Association from 1970 to 1977. [9]
Amanda E. Peele Cheatham
[1] | |
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![]() Amanda E. Peele, from a 1942 publication | |
Born | |
Died | April 10, 1978 | (aged 75)
Alma mater | Hampton Institute (BS), Cornell University (MS) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, botany |
Institutions | Hampton Institute |
Thesis | Floral anatomy of Trapa natans |
Amanda Eunice Cheatham ( née Peele January 10, 1903 – April 10, 1978) [2] was an American biologist. She was the first woman of color to deliver a research paper to the Virginia Academy of Science, having done so in 1939. [3]
Amanda E. Peele was born on January 10, 1903, in Jackson, North Carolina. [4] A 1923 graduate of Northampton County Training School, Peele earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton Institute in 1930. [5] After winning a fellowship from the General Education Board, [6] she earned a Master of Science degree from Cornell University in 1934. Her thesis, entitled Floral anatomy of Trapa natans, was a study of water caltrops. [1] At Cornell, Peele studied under Arthur Johnson Eames, William J. Hamilton, Jr., and Albert Hazen Wright. [4]
In 1930, Peele was hired as an assistant professor at Hampton Institute, where she taught biology until her retirement in 1972. [5] In 1941, she served as a regional director of the National Association of College Women. [7] In 1970, she was awarded the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award by Hampton University. [8] She was president of the National Hampton Alumni Association from 1970 to 1977. [9]