Justina Laurena Ford, MD — pediatric medicine, obstetrics and gynecology
Courtesy Black American West Museum & Heritage Center
Dr. Justina Laurena Ford (1871–1952) challenged and overcame gender and racial barriers in her medical career to become the first African American woman physician licensed to practice in Colorado. In 1950, just two years before her death, she was still the only black woman physician in the state.
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