Sara Winifred Brown
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Sara Winifred Brown | |
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 Cornell Senior Photograph of Sara Winifred Brown, Class of 1897. | |
| Born | 1868 |
| Died | 1948 (aged 79–80) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations | Physician, professor |
Sara Winifred Brown (1868–1948) was an African American teacher and medical doctor. She worked in disaster relief and gynecology. In 1910, she helped to found the group that would later become the National Association of University Women, and in 1924 was the first woman to serve as an alumni trustee of Howard University.
Sara Winifred Brown was born in Winchester, Virginia.[1]
Education
Brown attended Hampton University, then called Hampton Normal and Agriculture Institute, graduating with honors.[1] She taught English in Washington, D.C., then took a leave of absence to attend Cornell University in 1894.[1] At Cornell, she would become the first African American woman to graduate from the University.[2]
She lived at Sage College dormitory, which three decades later changed its policy and barred residency to women of color.[3] At Cornell, she became interested in biology,[1] graduating with a BS in biology in 1897.[3] She returned to DC and taught biology.[1] She then enrolled in Howard University, receiving her MD in 1904.[1][3] She became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.