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Amaza Lee Meredith - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Amaza Lee Meredith (August 14, 1895 – 1984) was an American architect, educator and artist. Meredith was unable to enter the profession as an architect because of "both her race and her sex" as an African-American woman, #blackwomeninstem #blackstem #womeninstem en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaza_L...

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Childless Cat Lady · 0 · 1d ago

and worked primarily as an art teacher at Virginia State University (then Virginia State College / Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute), where she founded the art department.

Childless Cat Lady · 1 · 1d ago

Sex and race wasn't the only factor that was challenging at the time. Amaza Lee Meredith lived authentically as an African-American Queer artist despite at the time heterosexual norms. #QueerInSTEM