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Ng'endo Mwangi

Kenyan physician · Kenya · On the map · Doctors · Lived 1936 to 1989 · aged 53

Ng'endo Mwangi, also known as Florence Gladwell or Florence Mwangi Mwilu, was Kenya's first woman physician. She set up clinics serving a very large rural population. She was the first Black African woman to attend Smith College, and the first African student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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Country
Kenya
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 1989 · aged 53