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Susan La Flesche Picotte
Becoming the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree and serving her Omaha community.
Community care · Disease prevention
- Born
- 17 June 1865
- Birthplace
- Omaha Reservation, United States
- Died
- 18 September 1915
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Susan La Flesche Picotte
Susan La Flesche Picotte was an Omaha physician who combined clinical care with public-health and community work.
Early life
Omaha upbringing
Her father Joseph La Flesche was an Omaha leader.
Education
Studied at Hampton Institute before medical school in Philadelphia.
Career
- 1889
Medical graduate
Graduated at the top of her class at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania.
- 1890
Reservation doctor
Returned to practise on the Omaha Reservation.
- 1913
Hospital opened
Raised funds for a hospital in Walthill, Nebraska.
Contributions
Community care
Treated patients across a large rural area.
Disease prevention
Promoted hygiene and measures against tuberculosis.
Walthill hospital
Created a facility serving Indigenous and white patients.
Beyond the lab
Family
Married Henry Picotte and raised two sons.
Land rights
Helped Omaha families navigate inheritance and land disputes.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Identity and date cross-check ↗Photo: See source. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
