Susan La Flesche Picotte
American medical doctor and teacher
Susan La Flesche Picotte was a Native American medical doctor and reformer and member of the Omaha tribe. She is widely acknowledged as one of the first Indigenous people, and the first Indigenous woman, to earn a medical degree. Wikipedia
Born: June 17, 1865, Omaha Reservation
Died: September 18, 1915 (age 50 years), Walthill, NE
Spouse: Henry Picotte (m. 1894–1905)
Parents: Joseph LaFlesche and Mary Gale
Siblings: Susette La Flesche, Francis La Flesche, Marguerite LaFlesche Picotte, and more
Education: Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1889) and Hampton University
Known for: First Indigenous woman to become a physician in the United States