Rose Browne

Rose Browne
Born(1897-03-19)March 19, 1897
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 1986(1986-12-01) (aged 89)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
EducationRhode Island State College
Rhode Island College of Education
Harvard University (PhD)
Occupations
  • Educator
  • engineer
  • author
Parent(s)John R. Butler
Hannah F. McClenney

Rose Butler Browne (March 19, 1897 – December 1, 1986) was an American educator, engineer and author of Love My Children. In 1939 she became the first black woman to gain a PhD in education from Harvard University.[1]

  1. ^ Tenzing Tsering, Profile: Rose Butler Browne, in A. Rutherford (ed.), Psychology's Feminist Voices. Accessed 5 July 2020.