Dr. Alexa Canady, is March 3 Woman of the Day. She is the first African Ameican neurosurgeon in the United States. Read about this pioneer woman below.
Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/alexa-canady-21333715
National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_53.html
Black Past: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/canady-alexa-1950
African American Registry: http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/alexa-canady-first-female-and-first-black-resident-neurosurgery
Enyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2873000021.html
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