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Contribution #84 of 365
Dr. Eliza Ann Grier
First Black American Woman Licensed to Practice Medicine in Georgia
1897
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How this work helped shape America
Dr. Eliza Ann Grier completed medical school and was licensed to practice medicine in Georgia in 1897, becoming the first Black American woman licensed to practice medicine in the state. She achieved the milestone after years of alternating work and study to finance her medical education.