Dr. Mildred Jefferson

From the Boston Globe - Sunday, October 17, 2010

Dr. Mildred Jefferson, the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School and a leader of the antiabortion movement, died Friday at the age of 84. Jefferson, who died in Cambridge, recently became ill. She helped establish the National Right to Life Committee and was its president when she died. The Republican was a frequent candidate for office, running often for the US Senate, for example. She graduated from Texas College in Tyler, and received a master's degree from Tufts University. Jefferson had also taught at Boston University Medical School. She was given honorary degrees by 28 schools.