Kelsey Leonard

Kelsey Leonard, Shinnecock Indian Nation, first Native American woman to earn a science degree from the University of Oxford.

Kelsey Leonard is the first Native American woman to earn a science degree from the University of Oxford, which she earned in 2012.[1] She earned an MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management from St. Cross College,[2] one of the thirty-eight colleges of the University of Oxford.[1] Her master's thesis, “Water Quality For Native Nations: Achieving A Trust Responsibility”, discusses water quality regulation and how water resources on tribal land are not protected.[3] Kelsey Leonard is an enrolled member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and is originally from the Shinnecock Indian Reservation[4] in Long Island, New York.[5][6] In 2010 she was the first member of the Shinnecock Nation to graduate from Harvard University.[7][8][9] Her Harvard degree is a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Anthropology with a secondary field in Ethnic Studies.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Shinnecock Kelsey Leonard - 1st American Indian Woman-Oxford". NativeNewsNetwork. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  2. ↑ http://oxfordstudent.com/2012/10/19/first-native-american-woman-to-get-oxon-degree/
  3. ↑ http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/14/shinnecock-member-is-first-woman-to-graduate-from-englands-oxford-university-139345 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/14/shinnecock-member-is-first-woman-to-graduate-from-englands-oxford-university-139345#ixzz29PWa5U00
  4. ↑ http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/shinnecock-trailblazer-returns-to-help-1.4451945
  5. ↑ "STX student Kelsey Leonard is the first Native American woman to graduate from Oxford University | St Cross College". Stx.ox.ac.uk. 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  6. ↑ "We Are Harvard". Hunap.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  7. ↑ http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Southampton-Village-Surrounding-Areas/440877/Shinnecock-Woman-First-Native-American-Female-To-Graduate-From-Oxford-University
  8. ↑ "Shinnecock Member Is First Woman to Graduate from England's Oxford University - ICTMN.com". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  9. ↑ "Shinnecock Member Is First Woman to Graduate from England's Oxford University - ICTMN.com". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  10. ↑ "Fellows". Sctei.org. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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