African American females are unique human beings. ... The first African American Woman I want to discuss is Phillis Wheatley born in Gambia, Africa in 1753. ... Her first name was derived from the ship that carried her to America, The Phillis. ... Another source said she was part Chippewa Indian, part African-American, and an orphan. ... Elizabeth Blackwell, the first white American woman physician to receive a medical degree. ...

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