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ERIC Number: EJ473375
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0275-7664
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Susan LaFlesche Picotte, M.D.: Nineteenth-Century Physician and Reformer.
Mathes, Valerie Sherer
Great Plains Quarterly, v13 n3 p172-86 Sum 1993
Traces the life, education, and accomplishments of Susan LaFlesche Picotte, an Omaha Indian who became a medical doctor, Christian reformer, public health reformer, and political activist. She successfully bridged two cultures, becoming acculturated without totally sacrificing her Indian identity or alienating the Omaha people. (KS)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Biculturalism, Biographies, Christianity, Educational Attainment, Females, Higher Education, Medical Education, Physicians, Public Health, Womens Education
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nebraska
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