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Inside B., Unit 2: Make a Difference
Dr. Rebecca Cole Inside B., Unit 2: Make a Difference
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1846 – born in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia 1850
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School - 1863 School: Institute for Colored Youth
In South Philadelphia Graduated
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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
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Women’s Medical College of PA
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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
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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
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died Doctor for 50+ years South Philadelphia, 1920s
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