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. https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_73.html #HistoryRemix #history #science
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. https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_73.html #HistoryRemix #history #science
tbs
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Actually, I found quite a few photos of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=Rebecca%20Lee%20Crumpler#
Sheril Kirshenbaum
in reply to tbs • • •tbs
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Thanks for clarifying.
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Tim Reierson
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •https://archive.org/details/67521160R.nlm.nih.gov
A book of medical discourses : in two parts : Crumpler, Rebecca Lee, -1895 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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