Algebra Evelyn Granville

Evelyn Boyed Granville was born May 1, 1924 in Washington D.C. She was the second child and second daughter born to William Boyed and Julia walker Boyed. Her father, William Boyed worked as a custodian in the apartment Evelyn was living in. Her father later on left the family early in her childhood. She and her older sister Doris were by her mother and her mother twin, Louise walker. The period of time was very difficult and was during segregation. Obstacles that Evelyn Boyed Granville had to overcome were decimation. When applying for a teaching position she was laugh at for her application and was not consider for a job because she was black, and was also laugh at not only because of her race but of her gender. Another obstacles Evelyn had to overcome was segregation. Much limitation was place on blacks of doing things. Dunbar high school she attended in Washington D.C was racially segregated. Black students had to stay in certain place, and used different water fountain from white students. Living during that time period could have been difficult because Evelyn Boyed Granville is best known as a distinguished researcher, teacher, and author. She was one of the first women black to receive a doctorate in mathematics at a time when very few of any race considered entering this field. She was led a very fulfilling life and has opened the door for other women to enter the world of mathematics. To discover something brand new in mathematics would be very excited