Dorothy Lavinia Brown

African-american surgeon, teacher and politician (1919–2004).

Born January 7th, 1919 in Philadelphia.

Died June 13th, 2004 at 85 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]

Occupations
politician, surgeon, teacher, writer

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson