Helen octavia dickens biography
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Helen Octavia Dickens
American physician (–)
Helen Octavia Dickens (February 21, – December 2, ) was an American physician, medical and social activist, health equity advocate, researcher, health administrator, and health educator.
She was the first African-American woman to be admitted to the American College of Surgeons in , and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology.[1]
Dickens worked at several private practices and clinics including the Aspiranto Health Home founded by Dr.
Virginia Alexander, and the Teen Clinic at The University of Pennsylvania which she founded. Strongly motivated to provide better healthcare to the African-American community, these jobs enabled Dickens to combat the racial and residential segregation integrated into medicine at the time.[2]
Biography
Dickens was born on February 21, , in Dayton, Ohio.[3] Born to Charles Warren Dickens and Daisy Jane Dickens, Helen Dickens was the oldest of their three children.[