| LC control no. | no2017068806 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1919 |
| Variant(s) | Still, Caroline Virginia, 1848-1919 Wiley, Caroline Still, 1848-1919 Anderson, Caroline Still Wiley, 1848-1919 |
| Biography/History note | Caroline Still Anderson (1848-1919) was an African American physician, educator, and community organizer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to prominent abolitionists William and Letitia Still, she was among the first African-American female doctors in Pennsylvania and was active in a number of Philadelphia's civic and educational organizations. |
| Address | 413 Lombard Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States |
| Birth date | 1848-11-01 |
| Death date | 1919-06-02 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Medicine Social service Education |
| Affiliation | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Berean Women's Christian Temperance Union Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons (Philadelphia, Pa.) Colored Women's Christian Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Profession or occupation | African American women physicians African American women educators African American women social reformers |
| Found in | William Still, an African-American abolitionist website, viewed May 12, 2017: Biography of Caroline Still Anderson (Dr. Caroline Still Anderson (1848-1919); born Philadelphia, Pa.; physician, educator, and community worker; married first husband Edward Wiley on December 28, 1869; received her medical degree from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1878; one of the first African American female doctors in Pennsylvania; in 1880 married Matthew Anderson; served as president of the Berean Women's Christian Temperance Union, a member of the board of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored People of Philadelphia and co-organizer of the first Colored Young Women's Christian Association in Philadelphia) People and places, Still, Caroline (Caroline Still Wiley Anderson; Former Home Address: 413 Lombard Street) <http://stillfamily.library.temple.edu/historical-perspective/biography-caroline-still-ander> <http://stillfamily.library.temple.edu/people-and-places/still-caroline> Wikipedia, viewed May 12, 2017: Caroline Still Anderson (Caroline Still Anderson (November 1, 1848-June 1 or 2, 1919); born Caroline Virginia Still; died in Philadelphia) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Still_Anderson> Oxford African American Studies Center website, viewed May 23, 2017: Anderson, Caroline Virginia Still Wiley (Died: 02 June 1919) <http://www.oxfordaasc.com/article/opr/t0001/e1889?hi=0&highlight=1&from=quick&pos=1#> |
| Associated language | eng |
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