Black Scientist

4. The first African American woman to become a formally trained physician in the United States
9. The first Black female to travel in space, orbiting the Earth 127 times
10. University where Mae Jemison received her BS in chemical engineering at age sixteen
12. Prominent Black agricultural scientist of the early 20th century known for his work with soil quality
13. Material Walter Lincoln Hawkins focused on finding cheap alternatives for during World War II
14. The name of the Space Shuttle that Mae Jemison traveled on in 1992
15. Nutrient restored to soil by planting alternative crops like peanuts and soybeans
16. The field of study Carver’s art teacher encouraged him to pursue
17. One of the alternative cash crops promoted by Carver to restore soil nitrogen
18. Profession Rebecca Lee Crumpler held from 1855 to 1864 before becoming a doctor

1. The title of Dr. Crumpler’s 1883 book was A Book in Medical ______
2. Pioneer of polymer chemistry who designed long-lasting plastic for telephone cables
3. Institute where George Washington Carver headed the Agricultural Department for 47 years
5. City in Virginia where Dr. Crumpler moved after the Civil War to care for freed slaves
6. LABORATORIES The company where Walter Lincoln Hawkins worked for 34 years and was the first African American on staff
7. Organization Mae Jemison joined in 1983 as a medical officer in Liberia and Sierra Leone
8. Systematic practice promoted by Carver to alternate cotton with legumes or sweet potatoes
11. Expensive material previously used for cable casing before Hawkins invented a cheaper plastic alternative
16. The city where Rebecca Lee Crumpler first practiced medicine caring for poor women and children