English, Josephine (1920-2011)
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English, Josephine (1920-2011)
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Description
Josephine English was a medical doctor. She moved to Englewood in 1939. She attended Hunter College and gained a master's in psychology from New York University. She gained a medical degree from the Meharry Medical College School of Medicine graduating in 1949. She became New York State's first licensed black female gynecologist. She worked at Harlem Hospital before opening a women's clinic in the Bronx in 1958. She founded the Adelphi Medical Center in Brooklyn in 1979.
Source
Tat, Lihn. "Dr. Josephine English, 91." The Record, 1 Jan. 2012, p.L3.
“Josephine English.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Jan. 2024.
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Birth Date
1920-12-17
Birthplace
Ontario, Virginia, uSA
Death Date
2011-12-18
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Tat, Lihn. "Dr. Josephine English, 91." The Record, 1 Jan. 2012, p.L3.
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“English, Josephine (1920-2011),” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 24, 2024, http://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/685.
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