Inside B., Unit 2: Make a Difference Dr. Rebecca Cole Inside B., Unit 2: Make a Difference
1846 – born in Philadelphia
Philadelphia 1850
School - 1863 School: Institute for Colored Youth In South Philadelphia Graduated - 1863
2nd African American woman doctors in the U.S. 1864 She went to college in Massachusetts. 1866 She graduated from the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Massachusetts Pennsylvania
Women’s Medical College of PA
Clinic for women & children - 1873 New York City South Carolina Take care of babies Taught about good health Learned about good health Learned about legal rights
Civil Rights – 1876 / 1890 – 1900s Dr. Cole believed African American and white women should work together. Fought for equal rights. Fought for good home Fought for good landlords for poor people
1922 - died Doctor for 50+ years South Philadelphia, 1920s