Edith Irby Jones, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Irby Jones

American physician

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1927

Date of Death: 15-Jul-2019

Profession: physician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Edith Irby Jones (December 23, 1927 – July 15, 2019) was an American physician who was the first African American to be accepted as a non-segregated student at the University of Arkansas Medical School and the first black student to attend racially mixed classes in the American South.
She was the first African American to graduate from a southern medical school, first black intern in the state of Arkansas, and later first black intern at Baylor College of Medicine.
Jones was the first woman president of the National Medical Association.
She was honored by many awards, including induction into both the University of Arkansas College of Medicine Hall of Fame and the inaugural group of women inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.