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Josephine English (December 17, 1920 - December 18, 2011) was an American gynecologist who was the first black woman to open a private practice in New York. [1] She was also known for her work in real estate and health care, in addition to her philanthropy towards the arts.
McKinney-Steward's burial site at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Susan Maria McKinney Steward (March 1847 – March 17, 1918) was an American physician and author. She was the third African-American woman to earn a medical degree, and the first in New York state. [1] [2] [3]
Isabella Vandervall (1894–1989) [1] was an African-American physician, [2] gynecologist [3] and a prominent advocate for the birth control movement in New York City. [4] She attended the New York Medical College for Women, from which she graduated at the top of her class.
Journal of the National Medical Association. 85 (10): 777– 796. PMC 2568213. PMID 8254696. Hine, Darlene Clark (1997). Black Women in America: Science Health and Medicine. New York: Facts on File, Inc. ISBN 0816034249. Smith, Jessie Carney (2003). Black Firsts : 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events (2nd, revised and expanded ...
May Edward Chinn (April 15, 1896 – December 1, 1980) was an American physician.She was the first African-American woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, now NYU School of Medicine, and the first African-American woman to intern at Harlem Hospital.
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Dr. J’Leise Sosa, an OB-GYN based in Buffalo, New York, said the results from the study are “not surprising at all.” Many of the Black women under her care have expressed feelings of relief ...
Helen Octavia Dickens (February 21, 1909 – December 2, 2001) was an American physician, medical and social activist, health equity advocate, researcher, health administrator, and health educator. She was the first African-American woman to be admitted to the American College of Surgeons in 1950, and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. [1]