Dorothy Lavenia Brown papers, 1957-1976.

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Dorothy Lavenia Brown papers, 1957-1976.

Materials include correspondence, speeches, articles, programs, campaign election materials, news clippings; and photographs.

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Brown, Dorothy Lavinia

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Dorothy 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 ...