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African-American physician
Juan F. Bennett Drummond
Born(1864-06-07)June 7, 1864
New Bedford, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 4, 1926(1926-11-04) (aged 62)
New Bedford, Massachusetts
EducationWoman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Known forFirst African American woman to hold a medical license in Massachusetts

Juan F. Bennett Drummond (June 7, 1864 - November 4, 1926) was an American physician. In 1888, she became the first African American woman to become a licensed doctor in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Biography

Drummond was born on June 7, 1864, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Drummond was a descendant of Paul Cuffe. She graduated from New Bedford High School in 1883, and from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1888.

Drummond ran a private medical practice for 34 years, first working from her home, and later from an office above the State Theater in New Bedford. She was the first African American woman to work as a licensed physician in Massachusetts. She was also involved with improving her community and one of the founders of the New Bedford Home for the Aged.

Drummond died in her home on November 4, 1926.

References

  1. ^ "Juan Bennett Drummond". Lighting the Way, Historic Women of the SouthCoast. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. "New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 5". The Burlington Free Press. 1926-11-06. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gentle Doctors". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1888-03-16. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hayden, Robert C. (1993). African-Americans and Cape Verdean-Americans in New Bedford : A History of Community and Achievement. Boston: Select Publications. p. 116. ISBN 0-9635682-0-5. OCLC 28467971 – via Internet Archive.
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