By JD
Dorothy Lavinia Brown was known as 'Dr.D'. She was a surgeon. Dorothy was the first female surgeon. She was also a legislator and a teacher. Dorothy was African-American. She was born in January 7,1919. Dorothy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dorothy sadly passed away on June 13,2004.
Dorothy was placed in an orphanage in Troy, NY at five months old by her mother. Dorothy lived in the orphanage until she was 12 years old. She attended to Bennett College. That college Greensboro, North Carolina.Following college, she worked at the Rochester Army Ordnance Department in Rochester, New York for two years. In 1941, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree, and became an inspector for a defense plant in Troy.
In 1956, Brown agreed to adopt a female child from an unmarried patient at the Riverside Hospital. Brown became the first known single female in Tennessee to legally adopt a child, whom she named Lola Denise Brown in honor of her foster mother. Brown was a member of the United Methodist Church.She received honorary doctorate degrees from the Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, and also from Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Dorothy was the chief surgeon at the Riverside Hospital in Nashville from 1957 to 1983. In 1966, she became the first African-American female to be elected to the Tennessee General Assembly, a position she held for two years. She was an legislator. A legislator is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people.
Dorothy Lavinia Brown was known as 'Dr.D'. She was a surgeon. Dorothy was the first female surgeon. She was also a legislator and a teacher. Dorothy was African-American. She was born in January 7,1919. Dorothy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dorothy sadly passed away on June 13,2004.
Dorothy was placed in an orphanage in Troy, NY at five months old by her mother. Dorothy lived in the orphanage until she was 12 years old. She attended to Bennett College. That college Greensboro, North Carolina.Following college, she worked at the Rochester Army Ordnance Department in Rochester, New York for two years. In 1941, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree, and became an inspector for a defense plant in Troy.
In 1956, Brown agreed to adopt a female child from an unmarried patient at the Riverside Hospital. Brown became the first known single female in Tennessee to legally adopt a child, whom she named Lola Denise Brown in honor of her foster mother. Brown was a member of the United Methodist Church.She received honorary doctorate degrees from the Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, and also from Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Dorothy was the chief surgeon at the Riverside Hospital in Nashville from 1957 to 1983. In 1966, she became the first African-American female to be elected to the Tennessee General Assembly, a position she held for two years. She was an legislator. A legislator is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people.