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Stella James Sims

1875–1963

United States

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Stella James Sims (1875-1963) was an African-American science professor who held positions at Storer College, Virginia University of Lynchburg, and Bluefield Colored Institute. Stella James was born February 5, 1875, in Washington, D. C. to Lewis and Annie (Smith) James. After attending the Washington D.C. public schools, James attended and graduated from Storer College in 1893 and Bates College in Maine in 1897 (the first African-American woman to graduate from that school).

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