Verina Morton Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Verina Morton Jones

African-American physician

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1865

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1943

Profession: physician, suffragette, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Verina Harris Morton Jones (January 28, 1865 – February 3, 1943) was an African American physician, suffragist and clubwoman.
Following her graduation from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1888 she was the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Mississippi.
She then moved to Brooklyn where she co-founded and led the Lincoln Settlement House.
Jones was involved with numerous civic and activist organizations and was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).