Ruth Janetta Temple became the first black woman to graduate from Loma Linda University. After completing her studies, she opened the first health clinic in the underserved community of southeast Los Angeles. Temple found an interest in medicine after one of her siblings was injured in a gunpowder explosion. During this time, she only thought women […]
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