Flemmie Kittrell and the Preschool Experiment from Lost Women of Science (Encore) - Making Contact
Description
Dr. Flemmie Kittrell was a Black home economist whose research in the field of early childhood education shaped the way we think about child development today. She became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nutrition and contributed immensely to programs like Head Start – even though her name is often left out of the history. We'll hear more about her life and work in a story from the podcast Lost Women of Science, hosted by Carol Sutton Lewis and Danya AbdelHameid. This episode first aired on Making Contact in March 2025.
Featuring:
- Dolores Caffey-Fleming, Program director of Project STRIDE, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Allison Horrocks, Public historian
- Lauren Bauer, fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution
Credits:
Making Contact
- Episode host and producer: Lucy Kang
- Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
- Executive Director: Jina Chung
- Engineer: Jeff Emtman
- Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain
Music
- "Science Documentary" by Aleksey Chistilin (Lexin_Music) via Pixabay
Lost Women of Science: "Flemmie Kittrell and the Preschool Experiment" Credits
- Hosted by Danya AbdelHameid and Carol Sutton Lewis
- Written and produced by Danya AbdelHameid with senior producer Elah Feder
- Music composed by Lizzie Younan
- Episode sound designed and mastered by Alex Sugiura
- Executive producers: Amy Scharf and Katie Hafner
- Chief multimedia editor at our publishing partner, Scientific American: Jeff Delviscio
Listen to the full episode from Lost Women of Science: https://www.lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episodes/flemmie-kittrell-and-the-preschool-experiment
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