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Josephine Silone Yates 
Josephine Silone Yates
Pennsylvania, United States
Josephine Silone Yates (1859-1912) was a writer, public speaker, activist and professor of chemistry. She among the first women in the US to head a university science department. She served as the president of the National Association of Colored Women in 1901.
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Yates attended Rogers High School, where she was the only Black student. She graduated as valedictorian of her class in 1877 and received the Norman Medal for Scholarship. After graduating she pursued a teacher certification and became the first certified African-American teacher in Rhode Island.
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Pennsylvania, United States
Josephine Silone Yates (1859-1912) was a writer, public speaker, activist and professor of chemistry. She among the first women in the US to head a university science department. She served as the president of the National Association of Colored Women in 1901.
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Yates attended Rogers High School, where she was the only Black student. She graduated as valedictorian of her class in 1877 and received the Norman Medal for Scholarship. After graduating she pursued a teacher certification and became the first certified African-American teacher in Rhode Island.
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◄ Jo Leath ⊙3
[P7.2026.23] 08/06/2026
Honouring to highlight a name and lift it out of the forgotten majority
[P7.2026.23] 08/06/2026
Honouring to highlight a name and lift it out of the forgotten majority