Clarice Phelps is a trailblazing scientist who gave new meaning to the phrase “having a seat at the table” when she became the first Black woman to help discover a new element on the periodic table.

Elmer Lucille Allen is best known for being the first Black chemist to work at the Brown-Forman company in 1966. She was a senior analyst chemist who broke glass ceilings in the bourbon industry. Now, ...