Alberta Jones Seaton

Alberta Jones Seaton
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Born
Alberta Jones

(1924-12-31)December 31, 1924
Houston, Texas
DiedApril 4, 2014(2014-04-04) (aged 89)
Houston, Texas
Alma mater
Known forOne of the first African-American women awarded a PhD in zoology
Scientific career
Fields
  • Embryology
  • Biology
Institutions

Alberta Jones Seaton (December 24, 1924 – April 4, 2014) was one of the first African-American women awarded a doctorate in zoology, in Belgium in 1949.[1] She then moved to East Africa, where she and her husband became involved in African independence movements and she developed an academic career.[2][3] Her husband, Earle Seaton, was an international lawyer and then jurist in several countries.[4] Alberta Seaton later moved with her husband to Bermuda and the Seychelles, continuing to pursue an academic career. Alberta Seaton specialized in embryology, studying biological processes in the eggs of several species across her career, including early studies in morphogenesis.[5] Born in Houston, she became a longterm professor of biology at Texas Southern University (TSU), where she also served as first chair of the Faculty Assembly and director of freshman studies.[6] Seaton had two children, born in Kenya and Tanganyika.[2][4] She died in Houston in 2014.[7]

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  6. ^ Warren, Wini. (1999). Black women scientists in the United States. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-33603-1. OCLC 42072097.
  7. ^ admin (April 9, 2014). "Alberta Seaton Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.