Jefferson, Mildred
Variant namesSurgeon and prominent opponent of abortion, Mildred Jefferson was born in Pittsburg, Texas, in 1926, the only child of Millard and Gutherie Jefferson. She earned a bachelor's degree from Texas College in Tyler, Texas, a masters degree from Tufts, and was the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School. She later was a surgeon at Boston University Medical Center and a professor at the university's medical school.
A founder of the National Right to Life Committee, Jefferson served as its president (1975-1978), was a founder and director of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, and was active in the Value of Life Committee of Massachusetts and Black Americans for Life. She ran unsuccessfully several times as a Republican candidate for Congress. Jefferson, who was divorced, had no children. She died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2010.
From the description of Papers of Mildred Jefferson, 1978-2010. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 702941539
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Jefferson, Mildred. Papers of Mildred Jefferson, 1978-2010. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund. [Videotape collection: reels 1-48] [videorecording]. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Donnally, Jennifer M.,. Interviews by Jennifer Donnally, 2007-2010. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | [Videotape collection] [videorecording], 1984-1990 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | [Videotape collection] [videorecording], 1977-1992 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Barron, Thea Rossi. Papers of Thea Rossi Barron, 1984-2011. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dr. Mildred Jefferson | The HistoryMakers |
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| associatedWith | Barron, Thea Rossi. | person |
| associatedWith | Donnally, Jennifer M., | person |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Citizens for Life. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Abortion Rights Action League | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Right to Life Committee (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Charlestown (Mass.) | |||
| Pittsburgh (Tex.) | |||
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| Massachusetts--Boston | |||
| Boston (Mass.) | |||
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| Abortion |
| African American physicians |
| African American women |
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| Pro-life movement |
| Women political activists |
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Person
Active 1978
Active 2010
Birth 19270406
Death 20101018
