Margaret Chung
First known American-born Chinese female physician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Chinese-American doctor. For the Chinese-Canadian actress, see Margaret Chung (actress).
Margaret Jessie Chung (Chinese: 張瑪珠, (1889-10-02)October 2, 1889 – (1959-01-05)January 5, 1959), born in Santa Barbara, California, was the first known American-born Chinese female physician. After graduating from the University of Southern California Medical School[1] in 1916 and completing her internship and residency in Illinois, she established one of the first Western medical clinics in San Francisco's Chinatown in the early 1920s.
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Margaret Jessie Chung | |||||||||||
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Born | (1889-10-02)October 2, 1889 | ||||||||||
Died | January 5, 1959(1959-01-05) (aged 69) San Francisco, California | ||||||||||
Other names | "Mom" Chung | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Surgeon, philanthropist | ||||||||||
Years active | Beginning in 1916 | ||||||||||
Known for | First Chinese-American female physician; "adopting" 1,500+ servicemen in World War II; helped found the WAVES | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 張瑪珠 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张玛珠 | ||||||||||
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