PUBLIC HEALTH HISTORY MINUTE:
Did you know the vaccine for pertussis (Whooping cough) was created by 3 female scientists, in the 1930s, one of whom was Black?
And that so was the Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis vax?
Meet Loney Gordon, Grace Eldering, and Pearl Kendrick!
ALT Wikipedia page intro for: Loney Gordon
Loney Clinton Gordon (1915-1999) was an African-American chemist and laboratory researcher who assisted doctors Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering with bacteriological virulence research leading to the creation of the pertussis vaccine.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loney_Gordon
ALT Wikipedia page intro for Grace Eldering:
Grace Eldering (September 5, 1900 - August 31, 1988) 111 was an American public health scientist, known for her involvement in the creation of a vaccine for whooping cough along with Loney Gordon and Pearl Kendrick.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Eldering
ALT Wikipedia intro & photo for Pearl Kendrick:
Pearl Louella Kendrick (August 24, 1890 - October 8,
1980) was an American bacteriologist known for co-developing the first successful whooping cough vaccine alongside fellow Michigan Department of Public Health scientist Grace Eldering and chemist Loney Gordon in the 1930s. In the decades after the initial pertussis vaccine rollout, Kendrick contributed to the promotion of international vaccine standards in Latin America and the Soviet Union. 2] Kendrick and her colleagues also developed a 3-in-1 shot for diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus called the DTP vaccine which was initially released in 1948.[31
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Kendrick