Danya Abdel Hameid

Oct 26, 2023 | scientificamerican.com | Carol Lewis |Danya Abdel Hameid |Elah Feder

Flemmie Pansy Kittrell was a leader in the field of home economics, with a particular interest in the nutrition and holistic well-being of children from Black and low-income families. Born to sharecropping parents in North Carolina in 1904, Kittrell was the eighth of nine children. At just 11 years old, she started working as a cook and a maid, and she used the income to pay for her education over the years.