Rebecca Lee Crumpler

Born: 1831

Died: 1895

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

New England Female Medical College, 1864 MD

Field of Study: Physician; nurse

Institution/Corporation: none

Degrees & Memberships: Rebecca Lee Pre-Health Society at Syracuse University & Rebecca Lee Society (1 of the 1st medical societies for African-american women) were named after her; her home on Joy Street is a stop on the Boston Women s Heritage Trail

Awards: none

Achievements: first African-American woman to become a physician in the United States; only African American female awarded an MD from New England Female Medical College; believed to be the 1st African American to author a medical text book, 1883