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Martha Euphemia Lofton Essay

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Who is Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes ? Martha was born on September 11,1890 in

Washington D.C. Daughter of Dr. William S. Lofton who was a well known black dentist and

her mother Lavinia Day Lofton who was a kindergarten teacher, also an active member of the

church. Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes was know for being the first African American

Woman to receive a Ph. D. in Mathematics.

Martha graduated high school from Washington's Miner Normal School in 1909. In 1914,

, she received a B.A. in Mathematics and her minor in Psychology.Married Harold Appo

Haynes in 1917, who later became a principal and deputy superintendent in charge of

Washington's "colored schools".

In 1930, Martha received a masters degree in education …show more content…

She taught in the public schools of Washington, DC for forty-seven years and

was the first woman to chair the DC School Board. She was a teacher of first grade at Garrison

and Garfield Schools , a teacher of mathematics at Armstrong High School, an English teacher

at Miner Normal School. Martha taught mathematics and served as chair of the Mathematics

Department at Dunbar High School. Martha was also professor of mathematics at Miner

Teachers College and at the District of Columbia Teachers College for which she also served as

chair of the Division of Mathematics and Business Education. When she retired from the public

school system in 1959 she was head of the city's Board of Education, and was central to the

integration of the DC public schools.

Dr. Haynes established the mathematics department at Miners Teacher's College she was a

professor of mathematics. She taught at the District of Columbia Teachers College for which she

also served as chair of the Division of Mathematics and Business Education. She occasionally

taught part-time at Howard University.

In her spare time she was active in many community activities. She served as first

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