Dorothy Lavinia Brown
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 20 years ago |
Date of birth | January 7,1919 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 13,2004 |
Died | Nashville |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Nationality | American |
Known for | female |
African American | |
American | |
Tennessee General Assembly | |
Job | Teacher |
Surgeon | |
Politician | |
Writer | |
Education | Bennett College |
Meharry Medical College | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 638459 |
Dorothy Lavinia Brown Life story
Dorothy Lavinia Brown, also known as "Dr. D.", was an African-American surgeon, legislator, and teacher. She was the first female surgeon of African-American ancestry from the Southeastern United States.