Hamburg, Beatrix McCleary
1923-2018 · Contribution: 1948
First African-American woman to graduate from Yale School of Medicine; adolescent psychiatry research
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Impact on the world
Became the first African-American woman to graduate from Yale School of Medicine and went on to a distinguished career as a psychiatrist specializing in adolescent development and stress responses in youth.
Life & background
A psychiatrist, Hamburg became the first African-American woman to graduate from Yale School of Medicine in 1948. She built a distinguished career researching adolescent psychiatric development and was among the first to systematically study how young people cope with stress.
Sources
- Yale University Library (online exhibition); National Academy of Medicine; AAAS
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