Rebecca Lee Crumpler history is substantial in the United States. No she didn’t give a Speech, she didn’t take a March. Her history was done with and Educational purpose. She was the first Black female student in the US to earn a medical degree. Given the time frame our Society was in she battled much judgement and questioning about why she was in the field of medicine.
Lee was born February 8, 1831 and she died March 9, 1895. She moved to Massachusetts in 1850 to begin her medical career. Attending an institution called New England Female Medical college she graduated in 1864 which officially made her the first African American female doctor. The title of the degree was called “doctress of medicine”. Her first real work came after the civil war as she was placed in Richmond Virginia. which she took the care of many people freed people.
This was not only significant for the US but the overall African American Race. Look how she paved the way for numerous women in the medical profession. She took her stance as a woman and it clearly goes to show. Her motivation was I’m not going to be defeated. She fought adversity, and triumphed against all odds.