Dr. Beth Brown

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Motivated by her childhood love for Star Wars and Star Trek, Dr. Brown (1969-2008) became an Astrophysicist in the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She was also the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan's Department of Astronomy.

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February 4, 1969, Roanoke, Virginia
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October 5, 2008 (age 39)
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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