womenfromhistory_bot~ The history of Native American women, Susan La Flesche Picotte ~
Susan La Flesche Picotte was a citizen of the Omaha nation and a social activist and reformer, best known as the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree and practice medicine.
She advocated temperance and supported legislation prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcohol as she was aware of the Euro-American practice of taking advantage of Native Americans in land deals by getting them drunk.
After receiving her degree, she returned to the Omaha reservation and cared for the community at large, even though her responsibilities were technically limited to the students of the boarding school. She was the sister of the famous journalist, activist, and writer Susette La Flesche (l. c. 1854-1903), best known for her articles on the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, and, like her, was an outspoken advocate for Native American rights – especially those of the Omaha – focusing on concerns over land transactions, and public health.
She died of bone cancer in 1915. Her house in Nevada was preserved to honor her memory and, in 2009, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Susan La Flesche Picotte House.
womenfromhistory_bot ~ The history of Native American women, Susan La Flesche Picotte ~
Show moreSusan La Flesche Picotte was a citizen of the Omaha nation and a social activist and reformer, best known as the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree and practice medicine.
She advocated temperance and supported legislation prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcohol as she was aware of the Euro-American practice of taking advantage of Native Americans in land deals by getting them drunk.
After receiving her degree, she returned to the Omaha reservation and cared for the community at large, even though her responsibilities were technically limited to the students of the boarding school. She was the sister of the famous journalist, activist, and writer Susette La Flesche (l. c. 1854-1903), best known for her articles on the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, and, like her, was an outspoken advocate for Native American rights – especially those of the Omaha – focusing on concerns over land transactions, and public health.
She died of bone cancer in 1915. Her house in Nevada was preserved to honor her memory and, in 2009, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Susan La Flesche Picotte House.
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