Sponsored: AT&T 28 Days Recap

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Last month, I participated in AT&T’s 28 Days: “History By Us, Black History Told by those Making It,”  as part of AT&T’s 10th annual Black history celebration. I was inspired by Dr. Flemmie Pansy Kittrell, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in nutrition. Her research included protein requirements for adults, proper feeding of Black infants, and the importance of pre-school enrichment programs for children. She believed that home economics should also address the needs of low-income and minority families in small towns and rural areas.

In 1947, Dr. Kittrell began an international crusade to improve nutrition, traveling to places such as Russia, Japan, West Africa, and Central Africa to share her knowledge. She also directed an influential U.S. State Department Survey in Liberia that shed much needed light on “hidden hunger,” a condition in which food of adequate quantity but poor nutritive quality can lead to malnutrition.

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In addition to her work abroad, Dr. Kittrell developed the home economics doctoral program at Howard University here in Washington, DC. and was instrumental in creating the Head Start program. During her tenure at Howard University, Dr. Kittrell became an internationally recognized leader in the fields of nutrition and childhood development. Dr. Kittrell improved the quality of life for thousands of people worldwide, something I hope to do as part of my life’s work.

If you read my last AT&T post, did you guess my Black History Month highlight correctly? Share your Black History Month inspiration and recaps with us on social media using the hashtag #ATT28Days and #HistorybyUs. For more information about AT&T’s 28 days visit: http://thebridge.att.net/ATT28Days.html

♡ Chelsea

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