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Rebecca Cole

physician
Born: 1846
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cole was the second black woman to graduate from medical school (1867). She joined Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first white woman physician, in New York and taught hygiene and childcare to families in poor neighborhoods.

Died: 1922

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