L. Eudora Ashburne Explained

Lydia Eudoria Ashburne Evans
Birth Date:1887
Death Date:January 14, 1992
Nationality:American
Occupation:physician

Lydia Eudoria Ashburne Evans (– January 14, 1992) was an African-American woman and a physician.

Biography

Ashburne was born around 1887.[1] She grew up in Bowers Hill, Virginia and was part of a big family of fourteen siblings.[2] [3] Her parents had been formerly enslaved people. Ashburne graduated from Norfolk Mission College in 1908 and went on to earn her medical degree from Howard University Medical School in 1912.[4] Ashburne briefly practiced medicine in Virginia. She moved to Chicago in 1916 and worked there as a physician for around 65 years. She provided charity work for many people in Chicago. Ashburne created the South Side office of the United Cerebral Palsy. Later in life she married Theodore R. P. Evans.[5] She died on January 14, 1992, in Hyde Park.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, Jessie Carney. Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. 2003. 1-57859-142-2. 2nd, revised and expanded. Detroit. 606. 51060259. registration. Internet Archive.
  2. Web site: Christian. Sue Ellen. 20 January 1992. Lydia Ashburne Evans, Pioneering Black Doctor. 2020-06-20. Chicago Tribune. en-US.
  3. News: Reynolds. Barbara. 1977-09-29. 65 Years of Memories Earn Doc Her Retirement. 72. Chicago Tribune. 2020-06-20. Newspapers.com.
  4. 16 January 1995. This Week in Black History. Jet. 87. 10. 20.
  5. Bell. Era. November 1996. Late, Late: Some People Are Glad They Waited. Ebony. 32. 1. 42.