Brown, Dorothy Lavinia
1919-2004 · Contribution: 1948-1960s
Surgeon and legislator
Pioneering general surgery practice in the American South
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Active since
- 1948
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- First African American female surgeon in the American South
Impact on the world
Brown broke barriers of race and gender in Southern surgery, then carried her advocacy into the statehouse, working on health and social legislation.
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