Nannette Stafford

Nannie Stafford
Born
Nannette Stafford

June 20, 1853
DiedMay 2, 1933(1933-05-02) (aged 79)
London, England
Resting placePossibly London
CitizenshipAmerican, Swiss and German
EducationDoctor of Medicine
Howard University, 1878
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
OccupationPhysician
Spouse
Gustav Arnold Gassman
(m. 1877⁠–⁠1889)
ChildrenGeorg Arnold Gassmann

Nannette Stafford (June 20, 1853 – May 2, 1933) was a doctor of medicine who was born into slavery and was one of the first women to graduate from Howard University with a degree in medicine. She continued her medical work in Europe, and in 1907, she founded and managed her own medical facility.