Beebe Steven Lynk

Beebe Steven Lynk, an African American chemist, was born in Mason, Tennessee, on October 24, 1872, the daughter of Henderson and Judiam (Boyd) Steven.[1][2] She earned a degree from Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1892. On April 12, 1893, she married Dr. Miles Vandahurst Lynk,[1] known both as the founder, editor and publisher of Medical and Surgical Observer (the first medical journal issued by a black man in the United States),[2] and as the founder of the University of West Tennessee (1900). After earning a Ph. C. (a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry) from the University of West Tennessee in 1903, Beebe Lynk became one of two female faculty members (out of ten) at the University's new medical school.[2]

Beebe Lynk authored a book called Advice to Colored Women (1896)[1] and was active in the African American women's club movement,.[2] An advocate for women's rights, she was a member of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, serving as Treasurer of the Tennessee State Federation of that organization.[3]

Beebe Steven Lynk died on Nov. 11, 1948.[3] Very little information is known about her life, in part because the University of West Tennessee no longer exists.[4] Further sources on her may be available through the Tennessee State archives.[5]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mather, Frank Lincoln, ed. (1915). Who’s who of the colored race; a general biographical dictionary of men and women of African descent. Chicago.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Brown, Jeanette E. (2012). African American Women Chemists. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-0 19-974288-2.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Beebe Steven Lynk Memorial". Find A Grave. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Warren, Wini (1999). Black women scientists in the United States. Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.]: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253336031.
  5. ↑ "Guest Scholar: Jeannette Brown". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

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