Brown, Dorothy Lavinia
Variant namesDorothy Lavinia Brown was the first black female surgeon in the South; first black woman admitted to the American College of Surgeons; first black woman to serve in the Tennessee State Legislature; and first single woman to adopt a child in Tennessee; b. 1919; also known as Dorothy Brown, Dorothy Lavania Brown, Dorothy Lavenia Brown, and D. Brown.
From the description of Dorothy Lavenia Brown papers, 1957-1976. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70971629
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Brown, Dorothy Lavinia. Dorothy Lavenia Brown papers, 1957-1976. | John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Black oral history collection, 1970-[ongoing]. | John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives |
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| Tennessee--Nashville | |||
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| Medicine |
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| African American women legislators |
| African American women physicians |
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Birth 1919-01-07
Death 2004-06-13
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