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Rebecca Lee Crumpler, The First African American Woman in the United States to earn an M.D. Degree

by SHOPPE BLACK Rebecca Lee Crumpler challenged the prejudice that prevented African Americans from pursuing careers in medicine. Crumpler was born in 1831 in Delaware, to Absolum Davis and Matilda Webber. An aunt in Pennsylvania, who spent much of her time caring for sick neighbors and may have influenced her career choice, raised her. By [&hellip

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