Ginnefine Jalloh

Hog Waste, Plastic Petals, and Cancer in The Air:

By Ginnefine Jalloh | Apr 19, 2022 | Comments Off on Hog Waste, Plastic Petals, and Cancer in The Air:

The Intersection between Environmental Justice and Women’s Health

Pioneer Midwives, A Surgeon with a Secret, and Other Women’s Health Heroes You Probably Didn’t Learn About in School

By Ginnefine Jalloh | Mar 8, 2022 | Comments Off on Pioneer Midwives, A Surgeon with a Secret, and Other Women’s Health Heroes You Probably Didn’t Learn About in School

In honor of Women’s History Month, our team at the National Women’s Health Network dug deep into the archives to bring you the lives of five lesser-known historical women in medicine. Read on to learn all about them and their important contributions to the health care landscape today. Warning – you just may fall into a few biographical rabbit holes!

4 Astounding Facts About the First Black Woman Doctor in the US

By Ginnefine Jalloh | Feb 24, 2022 | Comments Off on 4 Astounding Facts About the First Black Woman Doctor in the US

That woman was Rebecca Lee Crumpler. Living from 1830 – 1895, Rebecca was a nurse, physician and lauded medical author.