Pearl Primus received a degree in biology and premedical sciences from Hunter College in 1940. She attended New York University intending to become a physician, but when she sought employment at a laboratory she was deterred by racial discrimination. Instead, she was hired in the dance unit of the National Youth Administration. After working in the arts for several years Primus earned a masterās degree in education (1959) and a doctorate in anthropology from New York University.
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