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Indigenous Women: Annie Dodge Wauneka

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Navajo Woman - Annie Dodge

Annie Dodge was a prominent leader in the navajo community. She worked to improve her people's health while respecting and preservingNavajo culture. In 19 51, annie ran for a seat on the navajo tribal council and won,. becoming the second woman ever to be elected. Two years later, a tuberculosis epidemic struck the navajo reservation. Annie was appointed as the chair of the health and welfare committee. And she began learning everything she could about tuberculosis. Her research found that many navajo tuberculos patients distrusted government run hospitals or wouldn't complete treatments there. So annie launched health education campaigns to specifically target navajo populations. On top of all that, annie

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