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fs_cohs t1_iuhila4 wrote

Reply to comment by lifemanualplease in Syracuse University College of Medicine graduate, Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser, taught Black midwives to merge modern medical knowledge into their traditional routines, 1870s by eaglemaxie

Who was the first woman period? My quick googling shows this woman. Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo is mentioned, but she came after.

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lifemanualplease t1_iuiq4wq wrote

Oh wow! Another amazing woman. What a rich story she also has. These women suffered hell and high water. I wish I had the strength of character these women surely had. Incredible

Growing up in the US, this kind of history goes largely unknown.

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fs_cohs t1_iuiv8xr wrote

Seems Dr. Fraser was not just the first woman of color, but the first woman period to practice medicine in the Dominican Republic.

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