Caroline Still Anderson

Caroline Still Anderson
Portrait by Frederick Gutekunst, c. 1890
Born
Caroline Virginia Still

(1848-11-01)November 1, 1848
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1919(1919-06-01) (aged 70)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Physician
  • educator
  • activist
Known forOne of the first African-American women to become a physician in the United States[1]

Caroline Still Anderson (November 1, 1848 – June 1 or 2,[2][3] 1919) was an American physician, educator, and activist.[4] She was a pioneering physician in the Philadelphia African-American community and one of the first Black women to become a physician in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Berhanu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Beckford, Geraldine Rhoades. "Caroline Virginia Still Wiley Anderson". African American National Biography. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Milite, George A. (1999). "Caroline Still Anderson". In Kristine Krapp (ed.). Notable Black American Scientists. Detroit: Gale. p. 11. ISBN 0-7876-2789-5.