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"I thought about me — as a little girl, desperately looking for someone like me in science who was an inspiration, and it changed my perspective," Phelps said.

Meet Clarice Phelps, she is a Tennessee State University graduate who has been recognized for helping to discover an element.

Clarice Phelps is the first Black woman to help discover a new periodic table element. "Taking a seat at the periodic table didn't happen overnight, it was actually a 20-year journey," she said.

A Tennessee State University graduate was the first Black female to help discover an element for the periodic table.