Born in 1831, Rebecca Lee Crumpler
became the first Black woman to graduate from medical school in the U.S.
Despite facing extreme racism & sexism, she practiced medicine with a focus on women & children. She also provided medical care to freed slaves.
In 1883, Dr. Crumpler published her Book of Medical Discourses, which was one of the first medical publications written by a Black author. There are no existing photos of her. cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physici… #HistoryRemix #history #science
tbs
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •What perseverance she had! So admirable 👏
Actually, I found quite a few photos of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
ecosia.org/images?q=Rebecca%20…
Sheril Kirshenbaum
in reply to tbs • • •tbs
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Aha, okay. I was afraid there would be something up with "no existing photos".
Thanks for clarifying.
acm
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Tim Reierson
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Her book is archived at the link below, with download and viewing options that include pdf format. The pdf appears to have machine readable text.
archive.org/details/67521160R.…
A book of medical discourses : in two parts : Crumpler, Rebecca Lee, -1895 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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