Breaking Barriers: The First Ladies of Education

More about the book

Three Black Women Shattered the Academic Ceiling Three black women earned doctoral degrees at all-white Ivy League institutions a century ago in 1921. Much like millions of students who are currently kept from school due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the trio of Sadie Mossell, Georgiana Simpson, and Eva Dykes faced massive obstacles to do the impossible: become the first black women to earn PhDs. This true story by DeWitt S. Williams shares the struggles and dreams of these exceptional ladies. DeWitt Williams was a former student of Dr. Dykes and wrote this book our of admiration for her Christian character. When he studied the other two ladies he was amazed at their contributions to African American history.