| LC control no. | no2017055199 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Francis-McBarnette, Yvette Fay, 1926-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Francis, Yvette, 1926-2016 McBarnette, Yvette Fay Francis-, 1926-2016 |
| Located | New York (N.Y.) Chicago (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1926-05-10 |
| Death date | 2016-03-28 |
| Place of birth | Kingston (Jamaica) |
| Place of death | Alexandria (Va.) |
| Affiliation | Yale University. School of Medicine Michael Reese Hospital |
| Profession or occupation | Physicians Pediatricians |
| Found in | Breaking the sickle, 2017: PCIP title page (Yvette Fay Francis-McBarnette) New York times website, viewed Feb. 20, 2017 (born in Kingston, Jamaica, on May 10, 1926; died on March 28 in Alexandria, Va.; immigrated with her parents to New York City from Jamaica; in 1946, when she was 19, she became the second black woman to enroll at the Yale School of Medicine; was first exposed to sickle cell anemia and its effects during her pediatrics residency at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago; during the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Francis was named to a White House advisory committee, whose recommendations led to the 1972 National Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act) <https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/08/nyregion/yvette-fay-francis-mcbarnette-a-pioneer-in-treating-sickle-cell-anemia-dies-at-89.html?_r=1> |
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