Papers of Mildred Jefferson, 1978-2010.

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Papers of Mildred Jefferson, 1978-2010.

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Collection documents her pro-life work and includes correspondence; financial records; notebooks; datebooks; printed material from the National Right to Life Committee, Massachusetts Citizens for Life, and other groups; clippings; board agendas; congressional campaign records; audiovisual material; etc.

28 linear ft. (28 cartons)

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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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...

Massachusetts Citizens for Life.

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National Right to Life Committee (U.S.)

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