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#WomensHistoryMonth is our opportunity to celebrate the women who have made incredible advancements in the medical field, like these 11 pioneers [thread].

1/ Alice Augusta Ball created the Dean Method, which was the first effective treatment for leprosy in the early 20th century.
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2/ Deputy Surgeon General Faye G. Abdellah, RN, MA, EdD was the first nurse and the first woman to serve as Deputy Surgeon General of the United States.
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3/ Ida A. Bengtson, MS, PhD was the first female Ph.D. to be employed as a scientist at the Public Health Service’s Hygienic Laboratory at the @NIH.
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4/ Alice Evans discovered pathogenic bacteria in dairy products, which led to practice and acceptance of the pasteurization process to prevent disease in milk and other dairy products.
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5/ Clara Maass was an American nurse who gave her life by volunteering for medical experiments to study yellow fever by being infected with the disease to see its effects.
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6/ Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, was the first Native American woman to gain a medical degree.
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7/ Georgia Rooks Dwelle, MD, opened the Dwelle Infirmary, which was the first successful private general hospital for African Americans in Atlanta.
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8/ Helen Rodríguez Trías, MD, was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and a recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal for expanding public health to under-served communities.
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9/ Nina Starr Braunwald, MD, was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher who helped to pioneer open-heart surgery and was one of the first women to perform it.
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10/ Rebecca J. Cole, MD, was the second African American woman to become a doctor in the United States and was a prolific social reformer.
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11/ Anandi Gopal Joshi was the first Indian woman to receive a degree in medicine in the U.S.

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