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Frances Mary Albrier
Frances Mary Albrier
02/11/2022
Frances Mary Albrier fought for equality and social justice throughout her life. She completed a welding course and became the first black woman hired at Shipyard Number Two in Richmond. Visit our website to learn more about Frances Mary Albrier.
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Estelle Massey Osborne
Estelle Massey Osborne
02/01/2022
Estelle Massey Osborne was the first black nurse in the U.S. to earn a master's degree. In 1945, she became assistant professor at New York University, the university's first black instructor.
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Anna Louis James
Anna Louis James
02/01/2022
Anna Louise James became the first African American woman to graduate from the Brooklyn college of pharmacy in New York.
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Rebecca Crumpler
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, MD
02/01/2022
In 1864, after years as a nurse, Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first & only, black woman in the United States to receive an MD degree. She earned that distinction at the New England Female Medical College in Boston, Massachusetts — where she also was the institution’s only black graduate.
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Treasure Coast Technical College
Treasure Coast Technical College
Treasure Coast Technical College is committed to providing high quality, career and technical training opportunities that benefit the student and the community.
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