Josefa Zaratt
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BornMarch 19, 1871
DiedAugust 4, 1962 (aged 91)
Bronx, New York, USA
AlmamaterTufts University School of Medicine (MD)
OccupationDoctor
Josefa Zaratt | |
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 Dr. Zaratt in staff portrait of Douglass Hospital | |
| Born | March 19, 1871 |
| Died | August 4, 1962 (aged 91) Bronx, New York, USA |
| Alma mater | Tufts University School of Medicine (MD) |
| Occupation | Doctor |
Josefa Zaratt (also Zarratt) (March 19, 1871 – August 4, 1962) was the first Black woman to graduate from Tufts Medical School.[1] She was one of the earliest Black women physicians in the United States.[2]
