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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.
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 ...
Ionia Rollin Whipper (September 8, 1872 – April 13, 1953) was an American obstetrician and public health outreach worker. A 1903 graduate of Howard University School of Medicine, she was one of the few African-American women physicians of her generation.
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The Alumnae Association was formed in 1870, and included both graduates of the Medical College and other female physicians in the New York City area. This association became WMA-NYC in 1899 with the closing of the Women's Medical College. WMA-NYC was chartered by New York State in 1909 and became branch #14 of the American Medical Women's ...
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 ...
He founded the first women's hospital in the country, first in his backyard in Montgomery, limited to Black enslaved women, then the Woman's Hospital of New York. He was elected president of the American Medical Association , and was the first American physician of whom a statue was erected.
Black physicians have been voicing their sadness and outrage online in light of Dr. Susan Moore’s death, who raised attention towards racial treatment as a patient. In an op-ed for The ...