Robert McNees
Biochemist Marie Maynard Daly, who studied correlations between heart attacks and cholesterol, and between smoking and lung disease, was born #OTD in 1921.
She was the first Black woman to receive a chemistry PhD in the US.
Image: National Institutes of Health
Robert Taylor
@mcnees did I hear right that USC revoked itโs Valedictorian graduation speech because she is pro-Palestinian?
Robert McNees
@allynkhine Uh, I don't know? Is there a USC connection here?
Robert Dorian
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SpaceHistory, etc
@mcnees Highly recommend this book for stories of more women like her. https://tinyurl.com/3v6crjrm
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