The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dr. Mildred Jefferson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dr. Mildred Jefferson

4/5/2006

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2006.063

Surgeon Dr. Mildred Jefferson (1927 - 2010 ) was the first African American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School, the first woman to be a surgical intern at Boston City Hospital and the first woman admitted to membership in the Boston Surgical Society. Jefferson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/5/2006, in Boston, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 28m 14s

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Jefferson, Mildred

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Surgeon 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 Commi...