American Masters

The First American Indian Doctor

Special | 11m 37s

Susan La Flesche Picotte became the first American Indian woman to graduate from medical school, and is notable for founding an independently funded hospital on the Omaha reservation in Nebraska.

Aired: 06/17/20 | Rating: NR

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