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Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
1922–2012
United States
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Biography
Dr. Mildred Mitchell-Bateman, M.D. (1922 – January 25, 2012) was an American physician and medical administrator. She was West Virginia's mental health commissioner in 1962, and was the first woman and first African-American to hold the position.
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