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In her biography of UW – Madison professor and scholar , Dr . Nellie Y . McKay , Dr . Shanna Greene Benjamin ( top left ) examined Dr . McKay ’ s strategies for succeeding professionally while navigating the white-dominated academy .
Despite gaining recognition in her academic life , Dr . McKay chose to hide details about her personal life from her colleagues . Dr . Benjamin ’ s research demonstrates that this secrecy was a strategy McKay deemed necessary for her professional success . Dr . Benjamin ’ s book , Half In Shadow : The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y . McKay ( UNC
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