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Muriel Petioni
1914–2011
United States
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Biography
Muriel Petioni (January 1, 1914 – December 6, 2011) was an American physician and community activist in Harlem. She was known as the "matron of Harlem health" because she sought to fulfill the healthcare needs of the underprivileged people in Harlem. She was born in Trinidad, but her father was exiled to Harlem in 1917 due to his opposition to the colonial government, and in 1919 the rest of his family joined him.
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