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Dr Dorothy Lavinia Brown [1] (January 7, 1914 – June 13, 2004 [2]), also known as "Dr. D.", [3] was an African-American surgeon, legislator, and teacher.She was the first female surgeon of African-American ancestry from the Southeastern United States.
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.
Jean L. Harris in 1955 is the first African American woman to earn a medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. [93] Jane Hinton in 1949 is one of the first of two African American women to become a doctor of veterinary medicine. [94] Lillian Holland Harvey was the Dean of the Tuskegee University School of Nursing for 30 years. [35]
It includes African-American physicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "African-American women physicians" The following 165 pages are in this category, out of 165 total.
The Rebecca Lee Society, one of the first medical societies for African-American women, was named in Crumpler's honor. [2] Her home on Joy Street is a stop on the Boston Women's Heritage Trail. [41] In 2019, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam declared March 30 (National Doctors Day) the Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day. [4]
Claudia L. Thomas is the first female African-American orthopedic surgeon in the United States. She attended Medical School at Johns Hopkins University.She was the first African-American and woman to be admitted to the Yale Medical Program in orthopedics. [1]
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The first building of higher education for African American women in the country was built and still resides on the campus of Shaw. [11] Shaw is the alma mater of one United Nations General Assembly President , three founders of other North Carolina HBCUs, and numerous entertainers, lawyers, politicians, and educators.