# Dorothy Lavinia Brown

> African-American surgeon, teacher and politician (1919–2004)

**Wikidata**: [Q4793436](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4793436)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Lavinia_Brown)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dorothy-lavinia-brown


## References

1. [Source](https://www.fisk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/brown-dorothyl.collection1957-1976.pdf)
2. [Source](https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2004/6/18/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/e1159-2?resultIndex=21)
3. Black Women Scientists in the United States
4. Notable Black American Women
5. BlackPast.org
6. Virtual International Authority File
7. [Source](https://www.fisk.edu/assets/files/b0/brown-dorothyl.collection1957-1976.pdf)
8. SNAC