03/18/2026
🌷CELEBRATING WOMENS HISTORY MONTH🌷
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler 🥼
🥇Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree in 1864.
📖 After practicing, she used her journal notes to publish “A Book of Medical Discourses,” which aimed to educate women and caregivers on infant and women’s health.
🏠 She dedicated her work to caring for women, children, and underserved communities after the Civil War, right here in our hometown of Richmond, VA!
Her legacy helped pave the way for diversity in medicine. 💜
For more information visit: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-blackwell