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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, second row third from left, with members of the Omaha Nation on the reservation, 1910

Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society Photograph Collections

The first Native American woman to earn an MD, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865–1915) returned to the Omaha reservation to provide care to members of her tribe following her training. The first American Indian woman to earn an MD, she returned to the reservation to provide care to members of her tribe following her training.

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