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Rebecca Cole was the second African-American woman doctor in the United States. Here are some other facts about her:

  • Rebecca was born on March 16, 1846.
  • Rebecca was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Rebecca was the second of five children.
  • In 1863 Rebecca graduated from the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY).
  • She became a doctor in 1867.
  • She graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
  • Rebecca Cole was married to Robert Cole.
  • Rebecca moved to NY and joined the staff of the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children.
  • Rebecca practiced medicine in Columbia. South Carolina as well as Philadelphia.
  • Rebecca died on August 14, 1922.
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