U.S. National Institutes of Health

Ethel D. Allen, MD — general medicine (osteopathy)

Courtesy Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Ethel D. Allen (1929–1981) once described herself as, “BFR—a black female Republican, an entity as rare as a black elephant and just as smart.” In her career, she challenged sexism and racism, and was devoted to the disadvantaged in her community as both a health care provider and a politician.

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