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- 3. In 1951, a sample of her cancer cells were taken without her consent. Her cells would advance medical research for years to come and played a crucial role in the development of the polio vaccine.
- 4. First Black man to receive a medical degree. Later became first Black man to operate a pharmacy in the US and the first Black physician to be published in US medical journals.
- 8. A prolific writer, poet, and activist known for her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
- 9. Inventor who's work with electrical resistors paved the way for the first successful pacemaker.
- 11. Black journalist, abolitionist and feminist. Led an anti-lynching campaign in the US in the 1890s.
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- 1. First Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US.
- 2. Performed the world's first open-heart surgery in 1893.
- 5. The US's first Black psychiatrist.
- 6. "Father of the Blood Bank."
- 7. First Black woman to complete a residency in ophthalmology.
- 10. The first Black woman of a major political party to run for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan: “Unbought and Unbossed."