"I was always counting, weighing (measuring), locating items, and reasoning with customers."
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Gloria Ford Gilmer
Gloria Ford Gilmer (June 28, 1928 – August 25, 2021) was an American mathematician and educator, notable for being the first African American woman to publish a non-PhD thesis.
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