What's the condition?
This type of cancer affects the cells in the breast and is one of the most common types of cancer among women.
What is breast cancer?
This pioneering woman is known for her work as a nurse during the Crimean War and for founding the modern field of nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
Dr. Jane Wright, an oncologist, conducted a lot of groundbreaking research on a treatment commonly used to target and kill cancer cells. Furthermore, she created a program to instruct physicians in this treatment and even led clinical trials. What is this treatment called?
What is chemotherapy?
In the 19th century, Black women physicians were widely accepted and employed in hospitals throughout the United States.
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This woman became the first African American female U.S. Vice President in 2021.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This condition is characterized by the body's inability to produce enough insulin, often leading to high blood sugar levels.
What is Type 1 diabetes?
This African American woman is known for her work as an abolitionist and humanitarian and helped guide slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD was one of the leading scientists in the fight for the timely development of this public health intervention in 2020. This intervention promoted herd immunity and became a widespread mandate for participation in workplaces, schools, and more.
The National Society of Black Women in Medicine, formerly known as Black Women in Medicine Inc., was founded on the campus of Florida State University on October 14th 2017 by Amber Balkcom and Ashlei Phillips.
True!
This African American woman was the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This condition occurs when the body has an inadequate number of red blood cells, leading to fatigue and weakness, and is often caused by iron deficiency.
What is anemia?
This was the first African American woman to earn a Doctorate of Dental Surgery in the United States, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1890.
Ida Gray Nelson Rollins
Dr. Roselyne Epps, a maternal and child health advocate, helped found this organization, dedicated to supporting research advocacy, service, and scholarship programs to promote an advancement in women's health. This organization is also known as AMWA.
What is the American Medical Women's Association?
The first Black woman to become a surgeon in the U.S. Army was awarded her medical degree while serving as a nurse during World War I.
False! (Dr. Ollie May Williams was the first African American woman to serve as a surgeon in the U.S. Army, but she was a trained physician before serving.)
This percentage of women of color earned bachelor's degrees in the U.S. as of 2020.
What is 38%?
This disorder causes the ovaries to become enlarged and develop small cysts, often leading to irregular menstrual cycles, excess hair growth, and infertility.
What is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?
This physician was known for her work in community health and as a leading advocate for health care reform, becoming the first African American woman to lead the American Medical Association (AMA).
Who is Dr. Patrice A. Harris?
Now that it's getting sunnier outside, it's important for us Black girlies to protect our skin from the sun's harsh rays with this moisturizing, luscious, and residue-less product specifically formulated for us by Shontay Lundy in 2016.
What is Black Girl Sunscreen?
In 2019, Black women physicians were recognized for their incredible contributions by receiving special honors during the American Medical Association’s 175th anniversary celebration.
True! (In honor of their contributions, Black women physicians were highlighted during the AMA’s special anniversary event.)
This year, the 19th Amendment was passed, granting women the right to vote in the United States.
What is 1920?
This autoimmune disease leads to the destruction of the myelin sheath around nerve fibers, resulting in neurological symptoms such as muscle weakness, numbness, and vision problems.
What is multiple sclerosis?
This physician-scientist and pathologist was the only Black woman in her graduating medical school class at UVASOM. She is heavily committed to encouraging future healthcare leaders and advocating for minority women's health. To honor this woman, there's a medical education building here at UVA named after her.
Evelyn Nicol, an immunologist and microbiologist, was the first person to isolate the varicella virus, which leads to a condition characterized by small, red, pus-filled bumps, blotchy skin, a headache, fever, or stomachache. What condition is this?
What is chickenpox?
The first African American woman to receive a patent for a medical invention created a device that helps remove cataracts and improve vision, which is still in use today.
True! (Dr. Patricia Bath was the first African American woman to receive a medical patent for her invention, the Laserphaco Probe)
This is where the first chapter of the National Society of Black Women was founded