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Indigenous Women: Susan La Flesche Picotte

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The Story of Susan, a Native American Doctor

Susan le fleshe picote was the very first native american doctor. She travelled for hours by horse in any weather condition to reach a single patient if she had to. Susan raised more than nine thousand dollars to build it, and it became the first private h on any native american land. Long after her death, a movement arose to restore the hospital susan fought so hard to build and turn it into a community centre and wellness clinic. All month we're honoring the legacies of indigenous women. For more information, check out our facebook and instogram at womanica.com.

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