The "Really?" Show Feature

Susan La Flesche Picotte was a late 19th century Native American woman who didn’t let bigotry or sexism stop her from accomplishing significant achievements during her 50 year lifetime. She was the first Native American woman to both receive a medical degree and to go on to serve as a physician within the U.S.

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Dr. Susan Honored by Family and Friends in Cedar Ceremony at Picotte Memorial Hospital

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Nebraska’s First Lady Susanne Shore to serve as honorary chair for the Dr. Susan Center Advisory Committee