The Lawrence Hall of Science | The Story of: Alexa I. Canady | Storytime | Black Voices in STEAM @lawrencehallofscience | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 1 day ago
Join us for Storytime! as we learn about the brilliant Dr. Alexa Canady, the first woman and first black person to become a neurosurgeon in the United States.

Resource Masterdoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15_f30x28STbj4QTVzZHgASz6CKI9lRasy0p3tB4e6xk/edit?usp=sharing
Made for parents, caregivers, and educators! In this document, you'll find children's books about black scientists, engineers, and innovators as well as books that discuss racism and how to be anti-racist. We also list some black-owned bookstores and additional resources on how to have conversations about race and work on being anti-racist.

Media credits:
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons/canady.html
https://miwf.org/timeline/alexa-i-canady/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan
https://www.flickr.com/photos/flamephoenix1991/8376271918
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexa-Canady.jpg
https://www.biography.com/scientist/alexa-canady
https://aansneurosurgeon.org/features/serving-underprivileged-alexa-irene-canady-md-faansl/