Ruth Smith Lloyd

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Ruth Smith Lloyd

Biology

#3589

World Rank

#5466

Historical Rank

#1442

USA Rank

Marine Biology

#359

World Rank

#406

Historical Rank

#77

USA Rank

Zoology

#291

World Rank

#699

Historical Rank

#96

USA Rank

Ecology

#1359

World Rank

#1488

Historical Rank

#335

USA Rank

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Ruth Smith Lloyd's Degrees

• Bachelors Biology University of California, Berkeley
• Masters Zoology Stanford University

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Why Is Ruth Smith Lloyd Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Ruth Smith Lloyd was a 20th-century scientist whose research focused on fertility, the relationship of sex hormones to growth, and the female sex cycle. She earned a PhD in the field of anatomy from Western Reserve University in 1941, making her the first African-American woman to have reached this achievement. Lloyd worked on the faculty of medicine at Howard University from 1942 to 1977. She married physician Sterling Morrison Lloyd in 1939, and they had three children: Marilyn, Sterling and David. She died of cancer in 1995.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Ruth Smith Lloyd?

Ruth Smith Lloyd is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• Howard University
• Stanford University
• Mount Holyoke College
• Case Western Reserve University