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Gloria Johnson-Powell

1936-08-11 – 2017-01-01

Life & Legacy

Gloria Johnson-Powell (born Gloria Johnson, 1936 – October 11, 2017) was a child psychiatrist who was also an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement and was one of the first African-American women to attain tenure at Harvard Medical School.

Occupation & Career

physician, activist, writer, professor

Education

Mount Holyoke College; Meharry Medical College; University of California, Los Angeles

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Harvard University · University of California, Los Angeles · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Education & Institutions

Meharry Medical College · Mount Holyoke College · University of California, Los Angeles

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4793862 — wikidata View source

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