For #BlackHistoryMonth, I've written about a remarkable woman who blew me away. Meet Dr Catharine Deaver Lealtad (1895-1989) in my new post @PLOS 1/2
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/02/20/dr-catharine-d-lealtad-1895-1989-an-outspoken-life-of-humanitarian-action/
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@hildabast @PLOS What a woman. Thanks for this. "I have spent my life fighting for decency and democracy and fair play.”
...Ground-breaking class valedictorian to first African-American graduate of Macalester College, Minnesota, she was a lifelong activist and international humanitarian. She found her calling in medicine, graduating in Paris when was 38.
I created a Wikipedia page for her, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharine_Deaver_Lealtad
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