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Harriet Rice
Harriett Alleyne Rice (1866–1958) was the first African American to graduate from Wellesley College. She was awarded the Medal of French Gratitude for her medical service in France during World War I. Early life Rice was born in Newport, Rhode Island. Her father was George Addison Rice, who worked as a steamer steward, and her older brother, George Rice II, also became a physician. Rice graduated from Rogers High School, an integrated public school in Newport, in 1882. She was reportedly the highest scoring student in her class in the subject of Greek. Career Rice was the first African-American graduate of Wellesley College in 1887. After attending University of Michigan medical school for a year from 1888 to 1889, she obtained her MD in 1891 from the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. However, as an African American woman in this era she was unable to practice medicine in any American hospital, and so she joined the social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and northeast of New York City. It is known as a New England summer resort and is famous for its historic mansions and its rich sailing history. It was the location of the first U.S. Open tournaments in both tennis and golf, as well as every challenge to the America's Cup between 1930 and 1983. It is also the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport, which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and an important Navy training center. It was a major 18th-century port city and boasts many buildings from the Colonial era. The city is the county seat of Newport County, which has no governmental functions other than court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries. It was known for being the lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
