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Lillian Atkins Clark

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in 1924 and was the first African American woman to pass the board. She worked as chief resident physician at Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital. Her focus as a doctor was on women's and children's health and she also worked as an assistant to
167:, where she had moved in with her mother. She was buried in Elmerton Cemetery. The disposition of her considerable estate was disputed in court, with her widower and her sister each claiming to be the chief legatee. 503: 488: 478: 473: 127: 483: 493: 143: 95: 508: 118:. Her father was a physician. Her maternal grandfather was Anthony Binga Jr., a prominent black Baptist clergyman. She attended 498: 183: 163:
Lillian Atkins married Hugh T. Clark in 1923. After being ill for nearly a year, Clark died at age 36 years, in
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and earned the school's Anatomy Prize. She was a member of
383:"Dr. Lillian Clark Dies in Hampton After Long Illness" 206:"Dr. Wm. E. Atkins, Colored, Dies in Home in Hampton" 73: 61: 45: 21: 86:(April 29, 1897 – March 28, 1934) was an American 504:Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania alumni 311:"Dr. Atkins' Daughter Locates in Philadelphia" 433:"$ 20,000 Estate of Woman Medic is Contested" 8: 35:Lillian Atkins Clark, from a 1925 issue of 29: 18: 489:20th-century African-American physicians 175: 128:Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania 479:20th-century American women physicians 194:: 29. May 1925 – via HathiTrust. 102:in hospitals and in her own practice. 7: 280: 278: 276: 274: 272: 230: 228: 226: 98:. She worked as a medical doctor in 144:National Board of Medical Examiners 96:National Board of Medical Examiners 14: 474:African-American women physicians 447:– via NewspaperArchive.com. 253:"Binga, Anthony, Jr. (1843–1919)" 484:20th-century American physicians 1: 494:Physicians from Philadelphia 237:Who's who in Colored America 439:. July 28, 1934. p. 21 421:– via Newspapers.com. 396:– via Newspapers.com. 371:– via Newspapers.com. 324:– via Newspapers.com. 299:– via Newspapers.com. 219:– via Newspapers.com. 110:Lillian Atkins was born in 525: 358:"Dr. Lillian Atkins Clark" 336:"Part III in Philadelphia" 509:Delta Sigma Theta members 28: 317:. 1925-05-03. p. 15 292:. 1925-05-30. p. 11 212:. 1927-08-28. p. 15 106:Early life and education 437:Baltimore Afro-American 414:. 1934-03-23. p. 9 389:. 1934-03-31. p. 1 364:. 1927-09-17. p. 3 340:National Board Bulletin 499:Shaw University alumni 362:The Pittsburgh Courier 290:The Pittsburgh Courier 149:Nathan Francis Mossell 257:Encyclopedia Virginia 68:Hampton, Virginia, US 346:(1): 1. August 1924. 286:"Resident Physician" 90:. She was the first 84:Lillian Atkins Clark 23:Lillian Atkins Clark 94:woman to pass the 251:Kneebone, John T. 153:North Philadelphia 142:Atkins passed the 112:Richmond, Virginia 56:Richmond, Virginia 16:American physician 165:Hampton, Virginia 132:Delta Sigma Theta 116:Hampton, Virginia 81: 80: 516: 449: 448: 446: 444: 429: 423: 422: 420: 419: 404: 398: 397: 395: 394: 387:The New York Age 379: 373: 372: 370: 369: 354: 348: 347: 332: 326: 325: 323: 322: 307: 301: 300: 298: 297: 282: 267: 266: 264: 263: 248: 242: 241: 232: 221: 220: 218: 217: 202: 196: 195: 180: 92:African American 33: 19: 524: 523: 519: 518: 517: 515: 514: 513: 454: 453: 452: 442: 440: 431: 430: 426: 417: 415: 406: 405: 401: 392: 390: 381: 380: 376: 367: 365: 356: 355: 351: 334: 333: 329: 320: 318: 309: 308: 304: 295: 293: 284: 283: 270: 261: 259: 250: 249: 245: 234: 233: 224: 215: 213: 204: 203: 199: 182: 181: 177: 173: 161: 140: 120:Shaw University 108: 69: 66: 57: 54: 52: 51: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 522: 520: 512: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 456: 455: 451: 450: 424: 399: 374: 349: 327: 302: 268: 243: 222: 197: 174: 172: 169: 160: 157: 139: 136: 107: 104: 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 67: 65:March 28, 1934 63: 59: 58: 55: 53:April 29, 1897 50:Lillian Atkins 49: 47: 43: 42: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 521: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 461: 459: 438: 434: 428: 425: 413: 409: 403: 400: 388: 384: 378: 375: 363: 359: 353: 350: 345: 341: 337: 331: 328: 316: 312: 306: 303: 291: 287: 281: 279: 277: 275: 273: 269: 258: 254: 247: 244: 239: 238: 231: 229: 227: 223: 211: 207: 201: 198: 193: 189: 185: 184:"The Horizon" 179: 176: 170: 168: 166: 159:Personal life 158: 156: 154: 150: 145: 137: 135: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 105: 103: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 76: 72: 64: 60: 48: 44: 40: 39: 32: 27: 20: 441:. Retrieved 436: 427: 416:. Retrieved 411: 402: 391:. Retrieved 386: 377: 366:. Retrieved 361: 352: 343: 339: 330: 319:. Retrieved 314: 305: 294:. Retrieved 289: 260:. Retrieved 256: 246: 236: 214:. Retrieved 209: 200: 191: 187: 178: 162: 141: 109: 100:Philadelphia 83: 82: 36: 469:1934 deaths 464:1897 births 443:February 7, 412:Daily Press 315:Daily Press 210:Daily Press 124:scholarship 458:Categories 418:2020-05-09 393:2020-05-09 368:2020-05-09 321:2020-05-09 296:2020-05-09 262:2021-02-07 216:2021-02-07 188:The Crisis 171:References 134:sorority. 74:Occupation 38:The Crisis 155:in 1925. 88:physician 77:Physician 408:"Deaths" 138:Career 122:on a 445:2021 62:Died 46:Born 460:: 435:. 410:. 385:. 360:. 342:. 338:. 313:. 288:. 271:^ 255:. 225:^ 208:. 192:30 190:. 186:. 344:2 265:.

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A young African-American woman wearing a cloche hat low over her ears and brow.
The Crisis
physician
African American
National Board of Medical Examiners
Philadelphia
Richmond, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
Shaw University
scholarship
Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Delta Sigma Theta
National Board of Medical Examiners
Nathan Francis Mossell
North Philadelphia
Hampton, Virginia
"The Horizon"
"Dr. Wm. E. Atkins, Colored, Dies in Home in Hampton"



Who's who in Colored America
"Binga, Anthony, Jr. (1843–1919)"





"Resident Physician"
"Dr. Atkins' Daughter Locates in Philadelphia"

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