Martha Euphemia Lofton was born on September 11,1890 in Washington D.C. She was known for being a mathematician. Martha’s father was a dentist and financier who helped start African American businesses around the D.C area, while her mother was very active in the Catholic Church and she passed that onto Martha too. Once Martha graduated from Miner Normal School she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in math from Smith College. Soon after she married her childhood friend Harold Appo Haynes in 1917. He later became an important role in the African American school systems.
Martha received a master’s degree in math in 1930 from the University of Chicago. That same year she founded the math department at Miner teachers College. This department helped
Martha received a master’s degree in math in 1930 from the University of Chicago. That same year she founded the math department at Miner teachers College. This department helped