Virginia Kimbrough Newell (born October 7, 1917) is an American mathematics educator, author, politician, and centenarian.
[3] Kimbrough learned arithmetic helping her father in his measurements, and won a mathematics competition in elementary school.
[2] Her family sent her away to live with a great aunt, so that she could obtain a better education at Atkins High School (North Carolina).
[8] She spearheaded several initiatives for middle school students, including the Math and Science Academy of Excellence, the New Directions for our Youth program aimed at preventing dropouts, and the Best Choice Center for after-school education.
[1] In 1977, Newell was elected (with Vivian Burke) as one of the first two African American women to become aldermen of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; she represented its East Ward.