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Mildred Fay Jefferson (April 6, 1927 – October 15, 2010) [1] was an American physician and anti-abortion activist.The first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School, the first woman to graduate in surgery from Harvard Medical School, and the first woman to become a member of the Boston Surgical Society, she is known for her opposition to the legalization of abortion and her work ...
Texas Secretary of State [20] Joanne Herring (b. 1929) 2014 Houston-area socialite, philanthropist, and businesswoman [21] Kim Olson (b. 1957) 2014 President and CEO of Grace Under Fire [22] Anita Perry (b. 1952) 2014 First Lady of Texas [22] Ann Stuart: 2014 President and Chancellor of Texas Women's University [23] Senfronia Thompson (b. 1939 ...
In 2017, Grandin was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. [53] [54] [55] In 2023, Grandin was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Iowa State University [56] [57] and was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University. This recognition is her first DVM. [58]
A 2020 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that female doctors spend more time with their patients than their male colleagues — clocking in 2.4 additional minutes per ...
A surgeon in Austin, Texas, was in the middle of surgery when she was notified of a phone call from the patient’s insurance provider. Dr. Elisabeth Potter is a board-certified plastic surgeon ...
Joan Refshauge (1906–1979) was the first female doctor appointed to Papua New Guinea by the Australian government in 1947. [147] [148] Henriette Bùi Quang Chiêu (1906–2012) was the first female doctor in Vietnam. [149] [150] Sophie Redmond (1907–1955) became the first female doctor in Suriname after graduating from medical school in ...
A Texas native, Bessie Coleman dreamt of flying planes. However, as a Black woman in the 1920s, getting her pilot's license in the U.S. was nothing short of impossible.
Birx with Vice President Mike Pence in March 2020. Deborah Leah Birx (born April 4, 1956) is an American physician and diplomat who served as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator under President Donald Trump from 2020 to 2021.