Women in Healthcare: African American Women as Medical Professionals Conversation Kit
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Smithsonian Learning Lab
Women in Healthcare: African American Women as Medical Professionals Conversation Kit
Grades 6–12. Time: Variable (1–2 class periods). Aligned to C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards.
In this lesson students will investigate and discover the importance of African American medical professionals to the African American community. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to describe how the participation of African American women as midwives, nurses, and physicians has changed over time.