Georgia Rooks Dwelle | |
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| Born | 1884 Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Died | 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Spelman College Meharry Medical College |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Medicine |
| Sub-specialties | obstetrics |
Georgia Rooks Dwelle (1884–1977) was an African-American physician in Atlanta, Georgia who specialized in obstetrics and pediatrics. When Dwelle was licensed as a physician in 1904, she was one of only three African American women physicians in the state of Georgia. Dwelle began to practice medicine at a time when Jim Crow laws and social customs in Georgia required racial segregation in medical schools, health care facilities, and medical societies. To counter the lack of medical care for African-Americans in Atlanta, Dwelle opened the Dwelle Infirmary which was the first successful private general hospital for African Americans in Atlanta, and the first obstetrical hospital for African American women in Atlanta.[1][2]
- ^ "Changing the Face of Medicine". www.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Health Careers Celebrates Dr. Georgia R. Dwelle Appreciation Week | Inside Spelman". www.insidespelman.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.