Woodby McKane, Alice
1865-1948 · Contribution: 1892-1895
Physician
Co-founded the first hospital in Monrovia, Liberia
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1865, Bridgewater, Pennsylvania
- Active since
- 1892
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Co-founding the first hospital in Monrovia, Liberia
Impact on the world
Woodby McKane extended medical infrastructure to a region of West Africa with very limited health care, and helped train Black nurses in the American South.
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