African American women in the professions
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Geraldine Mowbray-Arnett collection
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1489
Overview
Dr. Geraldine Mowbray-Arnett was the first known African American woman to attend the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1937. She went on the create a succesful career and eventually became the director for the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York. This collection includes newspaper clippings, yearbooks, correspondence, several photographs, a dissertation including an interview with her, and items from her time in the Sumner High School Alumni Association.
Dates:
1908 - 2000