Monday, March 1, 2010

WOMEN:MARCH 1ST



*IN 1987
CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION PASSED TO NAME
"NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH"
also in 1978
"WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK"FIRST OBSERVED IN SONOMA CALIFORNIA
*1864,REBECCA LEE CRUMPLER(FEB 8,1831-MAR 9,1895)IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN IN U.S.RECIEVING M.D. DEGREE FROM NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL COLLEGE IN BOSTON.SHE WENT ON TO PUBLISH A BOOK ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN HEALTH AND PRACTICE MEDICINE ESPECIALLY FOR NEEDY PERSONS.

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