Ruth Smith Lloyd

Born: 1917

Died: 1995

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Mount Holyoke College BA Zoology 1937; Howard University; Case Western Reserve University PhD Anatomy 1941

Field of Study: Anatomy; Educator

Institution/Corporation: Hampton Institute; Howard University

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Sigma Xi, American Association of Anatomists, charter member of National Museum of Women in the Arts (1987), Girl Friends

Awards: none found

Achievements: 1st African-american woman to earn a PhD in Anatomy; taught at Howard University 1942-1977