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Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., became the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school in 1993.

Dr. Van Hoosen was a founder of the American Medical Women’s Association and served as the organization’s first president.

The first woman to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Educator and disability rights activist

Pediatrician and the first African American woman medical director of a major hospital.

African-American educator, speaker, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman

Pelagia Melgenak’s story shows a grit and determination to survive as an individual but also as a vessel to help a culture survive.

Irish performer and stage school founder

1800s British doctor

African American educator, real estate broker, civil rights activist, and community leader based in Evansville, Indiana.