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M. E. Thompson Coppin
1878–1940
United States
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Melissa Evelyn Thompson Coppin (c. 1878 – September 27, 1940) was an American physician. Coppin was the tenth African American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. She was also known for the creation of the children's welfare group, the Women's Christian Alliance (WCA).
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