Day 1: Okay so while I was researching black people for the black history post I found so many other women that I thought were equally important but weren't black so I couldn't include them however it's national women's month and im doing these post again this time the focus is on women of every race so with that being said we're going to meet Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American to earn a medical degree. She was born on June 17,1865 and her nationality is Omaha, Ponca, Iowa, french and Anglo'- American. There was pressure to assimilate to white people so her parents gave her a white name and didn't allow her or her younger sister to fully submerge themselves in Omaha culture so while they spoke Omaha they also spoke fluent English and they weren't allowed to have traditional tattoos. Her education was tainted by Europeans who wanted native Americans to assimilate to their culture so she learned at a reservation school.  In 1886 she graduated Hampton Institute as the class salutatorian and was awarded the demorest prize. She also decided to apply for medical school that same year. She studied chemistry, anatomy, physiology, histology, and general medicine. She was widely trusted in the community, making house calls and caring for patients sick with tuberculosis, influenza, cholera, dysentery, and trachoma. Even after she had children she still continued her practice which was rare at the time because back then after having children women were expected to be stay at home moms while the husband do all the work amd bring money in. She also campaigned against alcohol and the effects of drinking alcohol which was extremely important at the time. Today we celebrate Susan La Flesche Picotte, a native American women who helped her people and despite assimilating into European standards her heart was always with the Omaha people.