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The Nation's First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades

In 1864, newspapers in Boston noted a milestone: The latest students to receive degrees from the New England Female Medical College included a “colored graduate,” one Rebecca Lee Crumpler. It was a ...
Chicago Tribune

Porter County’s first female physician, who served in the Civil War, finally getting her due

Buried in an unmarked grave for decades in the Union Street Cemetery, one of Porter County’s most remarkable Civil War casualties is finally getting her due. Dr. Almira Fifield, Porter County’s first ...
Idaho State Journal

National Women’s Physician Day commemorates birth of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell

POCATELLO — Established on Feb. 3, the National Women’s Physician Day commemorates the birth of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, who became the first female physician in the United States in 1849. This day ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Nation’s First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades

Rebecca Lee Crumpler's gravestone was only installed in 2020, 125 years after her death in 1895. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images In 1864, newspapers in Boston noted a milestone: The ...