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Mary DeCongé-Watson
1933–2025
United States
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Mary Lovenia DeCongé-Watson (October 4, 1933 – July 26, 2025) was an American mathematician and former religious sister in the Sisters of the Holy Family. She was the 15th African-American woman to earn her Ph.D. in mathematics.
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