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Hyde Park Historical Society celebrates medical pioneer Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler

HYDE PARK – The Hyde Park Historical Society is honoring a true pioneer during Women's History Month. "We all learn from history and by telling stories. It can encourage people to do similar ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Nation’s First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades

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: The ...
The Boston Globe

Celebrating a ‘rock star’ for Women’s History Month: Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, first Black woman to earn medical degree in US

As Women’s History Month begins Wednesday, the local chapter of a national Black women’s group is set to take a look back at one of Boston’s own trailblazers: Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black ...
The Daily Free Press

Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine holds symposium to posthumously honor scholar, activist Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler

The Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine held a symposium Wednesday night to honor Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler: the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. The Boston ...