Mildred Fay Jefferson

Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson
Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson
Born	April 4, 1926 Pittsburg, Texas, United States
Died	October 15, 2010 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Residence	Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson (April 4, 1926 — October 15, 2010^[1]) was an American physician and pro-life activist and the first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School.

The only child of a Methodist minister and a school teacher, Jefferson was born in Pittsburg, Texas^[2] and raised in Carthage, Texas. After earning her bachelor's degree from Texas College, and her master's degree from Tufts University, she graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1951. She went on to apply for a surgical internship at Boston City Hospital. She was also the first female doctor at the former Boston University Medical Center.^[3]

Jefferson was an prominent leader in the pro-life movement. She helped found the National Right to Life Committee and served on the Boards of Directors of more than 30 pro-life organizations. She unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination as a United States Senator from Massachusetts.^[4]

Dr. Jefferson was divorced and had no children. She died in 2010, aged 84, from undisclosed causes.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Leading anti-abortion activist Mildred Jefferson dies at 84" The Patriot Ledger via The Associated Press, October 17, 2010
2. ^ New York Times Obituary November 2, 2010
3. ^ ^{a b} Mildred Jefferson obituary at www.boston.com
4. ^ "Jefferson Launches Campaign for Senate" The Harvard Crimson, February 13, 1990

External links

• National Right to Life Committee website
• Harvard University page

Persondata
Name	Jefferson, Mildred Fay
Alternative names	American physician and pro-life activist
Short description
Date of birth	April 4, 1926
Place of birth	Pittsburg, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	October 15, 2010 (aged 84)
Place of death	Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.