Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first Black woman to become a physician in the United States. Working in the aftermath of the Civil War, she made immense contributions to public health, despite the racism and sexism she faced. We'll trace the course of her remarkable life and work with in a story brought to us by the podcast Lost Women of Science, hosted by Katie Hafner and producer Dominique Janee.

Featuring:

Dr. Melody McCloud, Physician and author of _Black Women's Wellness_
Dr. Joan Reede, Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School
Jim Downs, Historian and author of _Sick from Freedom_
Victoria Gall, with Hyde Park Historical Society and Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library

Making Contact Credits

Episode host and producer: Lucy Kang
Executive Director: Jina Chung
Engineer: Jeff Emtman
Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain
Music Credit: "The Road From Home" by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay

Lost Women of Science: "Dr. Rebecca Crumpler, America's First Black Female Public Health Pioneer" Credits

Producer and host: Dominique Janee
Host: Katie Hafner
Managing senior producer: Barbara Howard
Audio engineer and sound designer: Samia Bouzid
Published in partnership with Scientific American

Listen to the full episode from Lost Women of Science: https://www.lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episodes/dr-rebecca-crumpler-americas-first-black-female-public-health-pioneer

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