Marie Maynard Daly

Marie Maynard Daly (April 16, 1921 – October 28, 2003) was an American biochemist. She was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first African-American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry.

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"Courage is like — it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging."

- Marie Maynard Daly

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"In those days, it was common for a woman to be addressed as ‘Miss’ even though she had earned a Ph.D. degree."

- Marie Maynard Daly

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"Rockefeller, where she worked for seven years, was an “awesome and inspiring” place to be."

- Marie Maynard Daly

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