"Was my vacuum created because I was black or female or both?"
— Vivienne Malone-Mayes

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Vivienne Malone-Mayes

Vivienne Malone-Mayes (February 10, 1932 – June 9, 1995) was an American mathematician and professor. Malone-Mayes studied properties of functions, as well as methods of teaching mathematics. She was the fifth African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics in the United States, and the first African-American member of the faculty of Baylor University.

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