02/06/2026
🩺 Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler,
Was the first Black woman physician in the United States in 1864. Dr. Crumpler provided medical care to newly freed enslaved people after the Civil War. She was the author of one of the first medical books by a Black physician - ‘A Book of Medical Discourses’ that focused on women’s and children’s health (way ahead of its time!)
She opened the door for Black women in medicine.
Thank you, Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler ✊🏽