Roger Arliner Young

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Roger Arliner Young
A zoologist, marine biologist, and a biologist.

• By, Polina Cherepanova

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Introduction

• Follow your dreams and dont mind
  segragation, Roger Arliner Young once said. Who
  is she? Youve probably never heard of her. Roger
  Young was the first African-American to earn a
  Ph.D in zoology, which inspired many others to
  keep learning.

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Early Life

• Born on April 18th, 1899, Roger Young wanted to
  become a musician.
• Most of her time and money went on her disabled
  mother.
• Moved to Burgettstown, PA, as a young child.
• In PA, she was persuaded to move on to science.
  And Roger didnt take her first science course
  until 3 years later!

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Influences/Obstacles

• Her role model was Ernest Everett Just, a black
  biologist, and also her teacher at Howard
  University.
• One of her obstacles was that she is
  African-American.
• Another 2 she was a woman, and she had a
  disabled mother, who later died.

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Accomplishments

• She was the first African-American to earn a
  Ph.D.
• She also earned a masters degree, and a
  bachelors degree.
• She has taught at Southern University (LA),
  Jackson State College (MS), Paul Quinn College
  (TX), Shaw University (NC), North Carolina
  College for Negroes, and many more.

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Later life

• After her mother died in 1953, she held all her
  anger and depression in for a whole 4 years.
• In 1957, she had a breakdown and got sent to a
  mental hospital.
• When she got out, she returned to teaching.
• She died, poor and alone, on November 4th, 1964,
  in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Picture page
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Conclusion

• Roger Young was very talented, smart, and
  confident, and thats what got her far in life.
  Thanks to her, many African-Americans now get
  educations, and are confident in their work.
  Young has truly done a lot for all of us today.

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Bibliography

• www.wikepedia.com
• www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/young.html
• www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/roger-youn
  g-groundbreaking-zoologist.htm
• www.blackpast.org
• Pictures- www.images.google.com