February 6, 2021
Never too late to honor a pioneer Niran Al-Agba, MD, Columnist Last year, on a cold February morning, I sat in my kitchen reading a troubling story. One of my professional heroes, the first Black female physician in the United States, a woman who overcame remarkable odds in a field dominated by men during the 19th Century, laid in an unmarked grave. Her fight against sexism, racism, and intolerance over a century ago paved the way for the women physicians of today to follow ...