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Jan 28, 1865 Cleveland, Ohio, United States Died on 03 Feb 1943 (aged 78)
African-American physician
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About Verina Morton Jones
- Verina Harris Morton Jones (January 28, 1865 – February 3, 1943) was an African American physician, suffragist and clubwoman.
- Following her graduation from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1888 she was the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Mississippi.
- She then moved to Brooklyn where she co-founded and led the Lincoln Settlement House.
- Jones was involved with numerous civic and activist organizations and was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
