History of Women Who Helped Shape America's Health

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  • Florence Nighingale

    Florence Nighingale

    Founder of Modern Nursing
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    Years of Birth

  • Clara Barton

    Clara Barton

    Founder of American Red Cross
  • Elizabeth Blackwell

    Elizabeth Blackwell

    First Woman to Receive an M.D.
  • Alice Hamilton

    Alice Hamilton

    First appointed to the faculty of Harvard University
  • Rebecca Crumpler

    Rebecca Crumpler

    First African American to Receive M.D.
  • Virginia Apagar

    Virginia Apagar

    Influential Obstetrical anesthesiologist
  • Gertrude Elion

    Gertrude Elion

    Developed drug to help fight Leukemia Cancer
  • Nancy Wexler

    Nancy Wexler

    Nancy Wexler, Ph.D. is most well-known for her research surrounding Huntington's Disease, a genetic condition that causes parts of the brain degenerate.
  • Sherry Turkle

    Sherry Turkle

    For more than 30 years, psychologist and MIT professor Dr. Sherry Turkle has studied the psychology of digital interaction
  • Michelle Obama

    Michelle Obama

    Health and Fitness Activist