Doctor susan la flesche picotte biography
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Susan La Flesche Picotte
Omaha Indigenous physician and reformer (1865–1915)
Susan La Flesche Picotte | |
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Dr. Doctor susan la flesche picotte biographySusan La Flesche Picotte | |
| Born | (1865-06-17)June 17, 1865 Omaha Reservation, United States |
| Died | September 18, 1915(1915-09-18) (aged 50) Walthill, Nebraska, United States |
| Nationality | Omaha, Ponca, Iowa, French, and Anglo-American descent |
| Alma mater | Hampton Institute Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | First Indigenous woman to become a physician in the United States |
| Parent(s) | Joseph La Flesche and Mary Gale |
| Relatives | Susette La Flesche (sister) Francis La Flesche (half-brother) |
Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915)[1] was a Native American medical doctor and reformer and member of the Omaha tribe.
She is widely acknowledged as one of the first Indigenous people, and the first Indigenous woman, to earn a medical degree. She campaigned for publi