FYI March 06, 2020

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On This Day

1323 – Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed.[4]
The Treaty of Paris was signed on March 6, 1323. It established clarity over the following: Count Louis I of Flanders relinquished Flemish claims over the County of Zeeland and acknowledged the Count of Holland, William I, as the Count of Zeeland. William, in turn, agreed to renounce all claims on Flanders.[1]

 
 

Born On This Day

1893 – Ella P. Stewart, pioneering Black American pharmacist (d. 1987)[13]
Ella Nora Phillips Stewart (March 6, 1893 – November 27, 1987) was one of the first African-American female pharmacists in the United States.[1][2]

Early life and education
Stewart was born Ella Nora Phillips, in Stringtown, a small village near Berryville, in Clark County, Virginia, the oldest of the four children of Henry H. Philips and Eliza T. (Carr) Phillips.[3] Her parents were sharecroppers.[3] When she was six years old she was sent to live with her paternal grandmother in Berryville, to attend grade school.[3] An outstanding student, she graduated at the top of her grade school class, and won several major scholarships to what was then the Storer Normal School (later, Storer College), in nearby Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; she entered Storer at the age of 12.[3]

Stewart withdrew from the teacher training program at Storer[4] in order to marry Charles Myers, who was a classmate there.[3] The couple moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After their only child, Virginia, died of whooping cough at the age of three, they divorced.[2][3]

In Pittsburgh Stewart began working in a local pharmacy as a bookkeeper, and her job sparked in her an interest in becoming a pharmacist.[4] Despite the challenges she faced both as a woman and as an African American, she gained admittance to the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in 1914. She completed her degree in pharmaceutical chemistry (Ph.C.) in 1916, becoming the first black woman to graduate from Pitt’s pharmacy program.[3] In the same year, Stewart passed the state examination becoming the first African American female pharmacist in the state of Pennsylvania and one of the first African American female pharmacists in the country.[4]

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FYI

By Ben Ratliff, The New York Times: McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Powerhouse, Is Dead at 81
 
 
Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020)[1] was a jazz pianist from Philadelphia known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.[2]

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Molly McHugh-Johnson Contributor, The Keyword: Math gave Lilian Rincon a voice, and led to her passion
 
 
 
 

Open Culture: Watch Scenes from Belle Époque Paris Vividly Restored with Artificial Intelligence (Circa 1890); Hear H.P. Lovecraft Horror Stories Read by Roddy McDowall
 
 
 
 

Ideas

By Leicester77: Pearl Blue Vintage Telecaster

Recipes

By ruudecreates: Slow-Roasted Tomato-Jalapeño Salsa
 
 
Betty Crocker Kitchens: Heirloom Recipes That Take You Back
 
 
Betty Crocker Kitchens: Slow-Cooker Recipes You’ll Make Again & Again
 
 
By frazeeg: Making a Gnocchi Rolling Paddle & Pan-Seared Gnocchi With Browned Butter Sauce