Dr Helen Octavia Dickens
Helen O. Dickens, Pioneering Doctor born
In 1945, she became the first Black female board-certified OB-GYN in Philadelphia. That same year, Dickens became director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercy Douglass Hospital in Philadelphia. She joined the courtesy staff of Women's Hospital in 1951. She joined the staff and faculty in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine in 1956 when Penn acquired Women's Hospital. At that time, she was the first Black woman to serve in this position. She was also a professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
Black History Month: Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens - Biomeditations
Today, we will highlight, Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens (1909-2001). Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens was born in 1909 in Dayton, Ohio to a former slave and a homemaker. After graduating from high school, she attended Crane Junior College, now known as Malcolm X College. She graduated in 1934 from the University of Illinois School of Medicine in Chicago, the only African American woman in her graduating class. She started practicing medicine in Chicago at Providence Hospital and started her at-home practice with Dr. Virginia Alexander in Philadelphia. In 1945, Dickens became the first African American woman to become board certified in obstetrics and gynecology in Philadelphia and became director of the obstetrics and gynecology department for the Mercy Douglass Hospital.
Helen O. Dickens - Mothers in Science
Helen O. Dickens (1909-2001) was an American physician and an advocate for women’s health care. She’s also well-known for being the first African American woman to be admitted to the American College of Surgeons. Dickens was also a mother of two children.
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