Consuelo Clark-Stewart

Biography

Consuelo Clark-Stewart (July 22, 1860 – April 17, 1910) was an American physician and the first African American woman to practice medicine in Ohio. For twenty years, Clark-Stewart ran a thriving medical practice in Youngstown, Ohio, where she treated both black and white patients. She was the daughter of Peter H. Clark, who is considered the first Black socialist, and the wife of William R. Stewart, one of the first Black attorneys and elected representatives in Ohio.

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