Amanda E. Peele

Amanda Eunice Cheatham (née Peele January 10, 1903 – April 10, 1978)[3] was an American biologist. She was the first woman of color to deliver a research paper to the Virginia Academy of Science, having done so in 1939.[4]

Amanda E. Peele Cheatham[1][2]
Amanda E. Peele, from a 1942 publication
Born(1903-01-10)January 10, 1903
Jackson, North Carolina
DiedApril 10, 1978(1978-04-10) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHampton Institute (BS), Cornell University (MS)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, botany
InstitutionsHampton Institute
ThesisFloral anatomy of Trapa natans

Early life and education

Amanda E. Peele was born on January 10, 1903 in Jackson, North Carolina.[5] A 1923 graduate of Northampton County Training School, Peele earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton Institute in 1930.[6] After winning a fellowship from the General Education Board,[7] she earned a Master of Science degree from Cornell University in 1934. Her thesis, entitled Floral anatomy of Trapa natans, was a study of water caltrops.[1] At Cornell, Peele studied under Arthur Johnson Eames, William J. Hamilton, Jr., and Albert Hazen Wright.[5]

Academic career

In 1930, Peele was hired as an assistant professor at Hampton Institute, where she taught biology until her retirement in 1972.[6] In 1941, she served as a regional director of the National Association of College Women.[8] In 1970, she was awarded the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award by Hampton University.[9] She was president of the National Hampton Alumni Association from 1970-1977.[10]

References
  1. Peele, Amanda E. "Floral anatomy of Trapa natans". Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. "Amanda Peele Cheatham". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. These are the dates on Peele's tombstone. See: "Amanda Peele Cheatham". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 24, 2020. Other sources, such as Who's Who (1944), give her birth year as 1908).
  4. Palmer, Colin, ed. (2007). Ideology, identity, and assumptions. [New York]: New York Public Library. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-87013-795-2. OCLC 77270629.
  5. Peele, Amanda E. (1934). "Biography". Floral anatomy of Trapa natans (Master's thesis). Cornell University.
  6. Who's Who in Colored America. New York City, NY: Thomas Yenser. 1944. pp. 399–400.
  7. The Crisis editorial board (1933). "Awards". The Crisis. 40 (7): 162.
  8. Miller, Carroll L. (1941). "National Activities and General Progress". The Journal of Negro Education. 10 (1): 108–113. JSTOR 2292537.
  9. "Forty Fifth Annual Hampton University Honors Day:A Virtual Celebration of Honors, Spring 2020" (PDF). p. 37.
  10. "National Hampton Alumni Association, Inc. 13th Biennial Convention" (PDF). p. 15.


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