Lilia Ann Abron

thumb|Lilia_Ann_Abron Lilia Ann Abron (born March 8, 1945) is an American entrepreneur and chemical engineer. In 1972, Abron became the first African American woman to earn a PhD in chemical engineering. Quotes You are your brother’s keeper. You are responsible. You’re blessed to have what you have, and you’re responsible to take care of others, as God has taken care of you. We took care of the land. We captured water in a cistern and used a pump from the well. Nothing was thrown away. You had to use everything because there was little or no money. This meant that we practiced canning, composting, and reusing whatever we could Mom wouldn’t allow pesticides in her garden. Being a Brownie and a Girl Scout, we were taught about preventing forest fires, how to protect the environment, take care of animals, etc. Going to college, having a scholarship, never knowing where the money was coming from, but trusting, feeling blessed, and knowing it will come was a blessing. It came from God I had planned to be a pediatrician, then I read Silent Spring and this changed my direction away from medicine and towards chemistry We need a do it yourself approach for sustainable practices. I recall the sanitation strike of 1968 in Memphis, TN. The city came together and demanded change. It is essential to organize and use your community, church, and creative influence to prevail. You have a direct influence on solving our world’s problems. My degree put science, engineering, and chemistry all together. This brought me closer to the environment because we have the obligation to take care of mother earth. I have a responsibility to protect her Engineering Sustainability with Purpose and Faith with Dr. Lilia Abron External links Category:Women academics from the United States Category:Living people Category:1945 births Category:Women scientists from the United States Category:Women engineers from the United States Category:Educators from the United States Category:Women born in the 1940s Category:African Americans