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Catherine Mae McKee McCottry
1921–2018
United States
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Biography
Catherine Mae McKee McCottry (February 3, 1921– February 6, 2018) was the first female African American physician in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the first female African American obstetrician and gynecologist in Charleston, South Carolina. She worked to desegregate hospitals, becoming the first African American physician to work in Charleston hospitals.
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