Jewel Limar Prestage (1931-2014)
Jewel Limar Prestage was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in political science at an American university. Prestage was born on August 12, 1931, in Hutton, Louisiana, to Brudis Leroy Limar Sr. and Sallie Bell Johnson Limar. At a young age, her family … Read MoreJewel Limar Prestage (1931-2014)