250 Years of Women Changing Medicine

As America marked its 250th anniversary this Fourth of July, we created a series honoring the women who helped shape its health. 🇺🇸 We explored the physicians, healers, scientists, patients and advocates who changed healthcare across generations. and celebrated the progress, name the barriers and share the stories too often left out.

Women were never absent from medicine. They were often absent from its official history. We want to help tell that story. Click through the images to see what if you learn something new!

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Former CDC chief medical officer and WIMS keynote speaker Dr. Debra Houry speaks with CBS news