Jessie G. Garnett

Jessie G. Garnett
Born
Jessie Katherine Gideon

(1897-04-20)April 20, 1897
DiedSeptember 5, 1976(1976-09-05) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJessie K. Garnett
Alma materTufts University
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
SpouseRobert Charles Garnett
Children2

Jessie G. Garnett (1897-1976) was Boston's first black woman dentist, and the first black woman to graduate from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.[1]

  1. ^ Hayden, Robert C. (1991). African-Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years. Boston Public Library. p. 145. ISBN 0890730830.