Live Breaking News & Updates on Outstanding Women Doctors

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 in her footsteps. Astonishingly, Dr. Rebecca Crumpler’s final resting place did not reflect the fact she changed the course of history.       ....

United States , New York , Boston University , Hyde Park , Fairview Cemetery , Beacon Hill , Rebecca Lee Crumpler , Arthur Crumpler , Benjamin Wade , Rebecca Crumpler , Rebecca Davis , Freedman Bureau , Boston University School Of Medicine , Hyde Park Historical Society , National Women Physicians Day , Classical School , England Female Medical College , Friends Of Hyde Park Library , Union Army , West Newton English , New England Female Medical College , Boston University School , Civil War , Outstanding Women Doctors , Mule Driver , Medical Discourses ,