Meet First Black Woman To Graduate With A PhD In Physics From Glasgow University

Monifa Phillips became the first black woman to graduate from University of Glasgow with a PhD in Physics.

Here is what she wrote:

This week I was the very first black woman to graduate from the Uni of Glasgow with a PhD in Physics.

I’m a proud Black British woman from LDN. I made space for myself in a predominantly white, male field. It was hard, but with the support of my family & my community, I did it. pic.twitter.com/12YYOiJq0c

— Monifa Phillips, PhD (@monifa_monifa) June 30, 2019