Public domain Born in Delaware, Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States, according to the Office of Research on Women's Health.

One thing cannot be denied: throughout history, Black women have faced countless glass ceilings. Yet, with resilience and ...

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 ...

Medical breakthroughs involved Rebecca Lee Crumpler, America’s first Black female medical doctor, who published pioneering texts and provided healthcare to marginalized communities.

In 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman to receive a medical degree in the US after graduating from the New England Female Medical College.⁶ In her 1883 Book of ...

The Freedom Trail in Boston is offering tours about women of the Revolutionary War in March The tours are being offered in the spirit of Women's History Month, which lasts all of March The tours ...

Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman to earn an MD in the US., graduating from the New England Female Medical College in 1864. 5 Raised by an aunt who cared for the sick, she was drawn ...

In 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman to receive a medical degree in the US after graduating from the New England Female Medical College.⁶ In her 1883 Book of ...

Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831–1895) When Rebecca Lee Crumpler graduated from the New England Female Medical College in 1864, she became the first Black female physician in the United States.

Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African-American to earn a medical degree. In 1864, Crumpler graduated from the New England Female Medical College in Boston and, as one of the first female ...

Rebecca Lee Crumpler, 1831-1895. The first black woman to earn her medical degree in the United States. Mary Putnam Jacobi, 1842-1906. Medical physician, scientist and suffragette. Alice Ball ...