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Ideas for project 1. LGBT People in Science: I would like to expand this page from just being a basic introduction to the topic. Although it is written from neutral standpoint and is a solid introduction, the page is brief and needs more detail. I would like to add subsections to this page; such as LGBT people in STEM education, LGBT people in the STEM workplace, LGBT people in STEM cross-culturally, etc. Obviously, I want to expand more on these topics and make it more specific--but it's a start! - Possible Source: Bilimoria, Diana, and Abigail J. Stewart. “‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’: The Academic Climate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Faculty in Science and Engineering.” NWSA Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 2009, pp. 85–103. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20628175.

2. Elena Long: This page already has a substantial amount of information, but I would like to do research to add more detail to this. I feel like more could be said about her career in STEM and her public advocacy for LGBT peoples. - Possible Source: https://www.aps.org/programs/lgbt/upload/LGBTClimateinPhysicsReport.pdf

3. Scarlin Hernandez: Latina spacecraft engineer who has no Wikipedia page. I think she deserves to have a page because she is of relative importance to representation of minority women in STEM, seeing as she works for NASA and is using her role to encourage women in STEM. - Possible Source: https://alltogether.swe.org/2017/09/hispanic-heritage-month-spotlight-scarlin-hernandez/ Final topic:

- Rubye Prigmore Torrey -- chemist with no wiki page

= Rubye Prigmore Torrey = Rubye Prigmore Torrey(February 18, 1926 - October 26, 2017) was a notable African American female chemist and educator (ADD CITATIONsisters). She earned her bachelor's and master’s degree at Tennessee State University and her PhD from Syracuse University (ADD CITATION4).

She is well known for her influence and work as a student, professor, and researcher at Tennessee State University, where she established a chemistry research laboratory and founded “Research Day,” which is now a week long annual event (AAWC). Dr. Torrey was an active participant in the American Society for the Advancement of Science and was an important member of the Women Chemist Committee and Committee on Chemical Safety for the American Chemical Society, where she retains Emeritus membership (1 & AAWC).

Early family life and Education
Rubye Prigmore Torrey, the last of three girls, was born in Sweetwater, Tennessee to parents Olivia Lee Mayette Prigmore and Professor C. Claiborne (4). Dr. Torrey’s father passed away when she was an infant, so she was primarily raised by her mother and grandfather (Sisters in science). Her grandfather played a very influential role in her and her sisters lives. From early on, he encouraged her interests in science and inspired her love of nature through his job as a farmer (A.A.W.C).

Her higher education began at Swift Memorial Junior College in Rogersville, Tennessee. She attended the small boarding school for two years before transferring to Tennessee State University. In 1946, Torrey earned her bachelor's of science in chemistry and was awarded scholarship to extend her studies there further. In 1948, she achieved her master’s degree--graduating with honors both times. For her masters project, Torrey completed sponsored research creating a chemical method for assessing the start of spoilage in fruits and vegetables indigenous to the state for the Tennessee Valley Authority (Report thing as source-change underlined part). Years after her education at TSU, Dr. Torrey became the first African American female to earn a PhD in chemistry from Syracuse University in 1968 (AAWC). Her thesis focused on research concerning unknown material and was titled “A Mechanism for the Alpha Radiolysis of Gaseous Hydrogen Sulfide”.

Personal Life
Dr. Torrey was an active Presbyterian throughout her life and was specifically very involved in the First Presbyterian Church of Nashville for forty plus years (4). She sang in the choir there for 45 years and served on a number of different committees.

In September 1955, Rubye married husband Claude A. Torrey and later had two children, daughter Claudia O. Torrey and son Michael Torrey (AAWC). Mr. Torrey was a biologist and biochemist (3). Rubye credits him as an important and helpful influencer in her scientific career, stating, “We worked as a team. I feel like this is the only way one can balance a family and career in science, particularly in chemistry. Set your goals, make your plan, and work your plan” (3).

Research During Education
Torrey’s research in radiation and electroanalytical chemistry began through her work for her master’s thesis. She described this research in the publication, “Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women about Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science,” by author Diann Jordan stating, “I developed a chemical method for quantitative determination of incipient spoilage of fruits and vegetables indigenous to the state of Tennessee. It was an aeration method that measured the quantity of volatile reducing substances in fruits and vegetables at different stages of maturity” (sisters).

(2) Before earning her PhD from Syracuse, Torrey began her work at Tennessee State University, where she was an assistant professor in chemistry (1948-1963). While attending Syracuse, she worked as a chemistry instructor to fund her schooling (1963-1968) (AAWC). Her doctorate research was concentrated on alpha radiolysis of gaseous hydrogen sulfide, which inspired her postdoctoral interests (sisters). Her research at Syracuse led to her induction into the universities Research Honor Society of Sigma Xi (1).