Lena Frances Edwards, MD — public health, obstetrics and gynecology
Courtesy Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
Dr. Lena Edwards (1900–1986) was one of the first African American women to be board-certified as an obstetrician-gynecologist as well as to gain admission to the International College of Surgeons. Throughout her career, she served the poor, lobbying for better health care for anyone who needed it, regardless of what they could afford.
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