As the Hyde Park Library celebrates local impactful women, one of the key figures they feature is Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, a doctor from the 1880s.

In honor of Women's History month in March, a special program on Crumpler's life will be held on Saturday at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Roxbury.

The Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine held a symposium Wednesday night to honor Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler: the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.

In 1864, newspapers in Boston noted a milestone: The latest students to receive degrees from the New England Female Medical College included a “colored graduate,” one Rebecca Lee Crumpler. It ...

Rebecca Lee Crumpler's gravestone was only installed in 2020, 125 years after her death in 1895. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images In 1864, newspapers in Boston noted a milestone ...

The North and South were still locked in a battle over slavery when Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman in the United States to earn a medical degree.

Logo for National Black Women Physicians' Day Black Women Physicians are Celebrated After 159 Years During Black History Month Dr. Crumpler’s tenacity and resilience to become the first Black ...

Rebecca Lee (married name, Crumpler), circa 1862, as a student at the New England Female Medical College. In 1864, she became the first black female to graduate medical school in the United States.

Mpongo talks about Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, who she looks up to most in Black medical history. Mpongo said she hopes to continue the legacy of strong women of color from history like Dr. Crumpler ...