Wakefield-Paillet, Emma
unknown-1939 · Contribution: 1898
Physician
First African American woman to earn a medical degree (1897) and to practice medicine in Louisiana
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Quick facts
- Born
- Louisiana
- Active since
- 1897
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- First Black woman to practice medicine in Louisiana
Impact on the world
Wakefield-Paillet opened the medical profession to Black women in Louisiana, providing care to Black patients during an era of severe segregation in medicine.
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