Shockley, Dolores Janet Cooper, 1930-2020
Person
Dates
- Existence: April 21, 1930 - October 10, 2020
Biographical Information
Dr. Dolores Janet Cooper Shockley was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Dr. Shockley was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate degree from the School of Pharmacy at Purdue University and the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in pharmacology in the United States.