Mary Louise Brown

Mary Louise Brown
Born1868 (1868)[1]
Baltimore[2]
DiedMarch 9, 1927(1927-03-09) (aged 58–59)[3][4]
Washington, D.C.[3]
Burial placeWoodlawn Cemetery[5]
Alma materHoward University[6]
Occupation(s)physician, teacher
Known forFirst African-American woman to receive a medical military commission
Parents

Mary Louise Brown (1868 – March 9, 1927) was a physician and teacher who devoted over 25 years of her life to servicing the African-American community of Washington D.C. Brown was the first African-American woman to receive a wartime medical commission when she joined the Red Cross in 1918 during World War I. Brown graduated from the Howard University College of Medicine and comingled her teaching career at Black community high schools and normal schools with a medical career, often providing medical care for free.

  1. ^ Moldow 1993.
  2. ^ Lamb 1900, p. 152.
  3. ^ a b Evening Star; Mar 10, 1927.
  4. ^ Lemay 2020.
  5. ^ Evening Star; Mar 11, 1927.
  6. ^ Evening Times; May 3, 1898.