Roger A. Young
Roger Arliner Young (August 20, 1899-November 9, 1964) was a zoologist, biologist, and marine biologist. She was the first Black American woman to get a Ph.D. in zoology. She is best known for her groundbreaking research in fertilization and her revolutionary article published in Science in 1924, “On the Excretory Apparatus in Paramecium.” She was the first Black woman to publish in Science magazine or any other biology publication. She was the first Black woman to do research at Woods Hole, in Massachusetts. In fact, in 2005, a Congressional Resolution said she had “broken through many barriers to achieve greatness in science." She also was a co-founder of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.