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First woman to get a medical degree in the U.S.
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Established a nursing school at St. Thomas's hospital in London. Because of this, the foundation of professional nursing was laid out.
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Appointed by Union General as the "lady in charge".
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First African American woman to get an M.D. degree
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First woman Dean at the Women's medical college of Pennsylvania.
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Promoted new way for a treatemnt (Poliomyelitis). Demonstrated Exercises for muscles instead of immoblization.
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first female millionaire in america. Created Shampoo and Ointment with sulfer for scalp disease. In 1910 she established headquarters and built a factory.
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First woman to become a full professor at a medical college
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Appointed assistant professor at Harvard, which made her the first woman to be part of the faculty.
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First "first lady" to hold her own press conference. During her time as a first lady, she visited relief projects and worked to help others.
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introduced Apgar test to asses the health of newborns.
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Patented a lukemia fighting drug (6-mercaptopurine).
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Awarded full professorship at John Hopkins University which made her one of the first woman at the school to hold such a rank.
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hired by FDA in Washington D.C.
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3rd Mexican American woman to get doctorat ein sciences.
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Became part of the commision for the control of huntingtons disease.
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Got the Nobel Prize in phsiology and medicene
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Important sex therapist, an icon.
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Released first workout video.
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won unshared nobel prize in medicene.
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became Director of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
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Became the Deputy Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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led Division of Infectious Diseases at the Harlem Hospital Center. helped develop HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis programs.
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President of American Medical Assos.
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discovered neurogenesis
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founded IBIS reproductive health.
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13th surgeon general of the U.S.
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began first initiative in helping to decrease childhood obesity
