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How Eliza Grier Overcame Enormous Odds to Become Georgia’s First Licensed Black Woman Doctor in 1898
Discover the inspiring journey of Eliza Grier, who overcame immense challenges to become the first Black woman licensed to practice medicine in Georgia in 1898.
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