7 Black Women Who Made Medical History
Dr. Jane C. Wright, MD.
1919 to 2013
Dr. Jane C. Wright, MD made major advancements in the research and treatment of cancer patients. In 1949, she worked at the Cancer Research Foundation at Harlem Hospital, where she performed trials on leukemia and cancer patients.
She would eventually become the director of cancer chemotherapy at NYU Medical Center, and later the head of the cancer chemotherapy department and associate dean at New York Medical College. This made her the highest-ranked Black woman at a renowned medical institution during her lifetime.