Inez beverly prosser biography of christopher
This document discusses Inez Beverly Prosser, the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in educational psychology.
Beverly Ann Prosser Gelwick (September 6, – July 21, ) was an American psychologist.!
Inez Beverly Prosser
American psychologist
Inez Beverly Prosser (c. 1895 - September 5, 1934) was a psychologist, teacher and school administrator.
She is often regarded as the first African-American female to receive a Ph.D in psychology. Her work was very influential in the hallmark Brown v.
Dr.Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. After growing up in Texas, Prosser was educated at Prairie View Normal College, the University of Colorado and the University of Cincinnati. She was killed in a car accident a short time after earning her doctorate.
Early life
Despite prior claims that have been made stating that Prosser was born to Samuel Andrew and Veola Hamilton Beverly in Yoakum, Texas on December 30, 1897, both the location and year of Inez's birth are not completely clear.[1] Most published sources do list Prosser's birth year as 1897, but her transcript at the University of Colorado lists 1894; her application for a General Education Board fellowship, writt