# Rebecca Lee Crumpler
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rebecca lee crumpler, née Davis (February 8, 1831 – March 9, 1895), was an American physician and author. After studying at New England Female Medical College, in 1864 she became the first African-American woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States. Crumpler was the only female physician author in the nineteenth century.
Dr. Khama Ennis, Faces of Medicine
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In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne-Marie Cannon sits down with Dr. Khama Ennis, emergency physician and creator of Faces of Medicine, a documentary and podcast that shares the powerful, candid stories of Black women physicians in the United States.
The conversation begins with…
Episode 161 | In Europia...
What an episode of two indomitable people!
Today, Theresa kicks things off by telling the story of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. Dr. Dan is credited with completing the first open-heart surgery. This was in the mid-1800s, before the creation of rib spreaders, bypass machines, or any other devices tha…
The Untold Story of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler | America’s First African American Woman Doctor
In honor of Women’s History Month, today’s episode of More Than Skin Deep (MTSD) highlights the extraordinary life of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first African American woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. At a time when African Americans faced enormous barriers in medicine, Dr. C…
Fun Free Friday
It’s Fun Free Friday with the CWP Family, and today’s episode is all about celebration, connection, and a little friendly competition.
This week we’re revealing the answers to our Two Truths & A Lie challenge, shouting out members of the CWP family who participated, and preparing everyone for our u…
Monday & you
This week on Cooking With Positivity, we kick off another Monday & You episode by celebrating Women’s Herstory Month and highlighting powerful women who paved the way in STEM and medicine.
Inspired by the brilliance behind Hidden Figures, we go deeper into the stories of women whose work changed hi…
The Fight to Make the Economy Work for Families with Sondra Goldschein
Caregiving is essential. So why does it feel so impossible to afford?
In this episode, we're joined by Sondra Goldschein, Executive Director of the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, for a conversation that blends personal experience with the bigger picture of caregiving policy in the U.S.
W…
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831–1895) was the first Black American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States and a pioneering figure in Reconstruction-era public health. After graduating from the New England Female Medical College in 1864, she traveled south following the Civil War to care…
The Fight to Make the Economy Work for Families with Sondra Goldschein
Caregiving is essential. So why does it feel so impossible to afford?
In this episode, we're joined by Sondra Goldschein, Executive Director of the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, for a conversation that blends personal experience with the bigger picture of caregiving policy in the U.S.
W…
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler and the Book Medicine Wasn't Ready For
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first Black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree in 1864, and nearly twenty years later, she wrote a book most of medicine was not prepared to credit her for. Faculty at the New England Female Medical College hesitated seriously before recommending her…
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