Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser, an ex-slave’s daughter, becomes a celebrated doctor
Podcast: Lost Women of SciencePublished On: Thu Sep 28 2023
Description: Born in 1850, Sarah Loguen found her calling as a child, when she helped her parents and Harriet Tubman bandage the leg of an injured person escaping slavery. When the Civil War ended and Reconstruction opened up opportunities for African Americans, Loguen became one of the first Black women to earn a medical license. But quickly, racist Jim Crow laws prevailed. At the urging of family friend Frederick Douglass, Loguen married and, with her new husband, set sail for the Dominican Republic where more was possible for a person of color. This is her story.
The note was deleted
The note was saved
Your message was sent