Edwards, Lena F.
1900-1986 · Contribution: 1950s-1960s
Physician
Provided medical care to migrant farm worker communities
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1900, Washington, D.C.
- Active since
- 1924
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Presidential Medal of Freedom for care of migrant farm workers
Impact on the world
Edwards gave medical care and dignity to migrant families who had virtually no access to doctors, building a clinic where she personally delivered babies and treated the poor.
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