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Ida Gray (also known as Ida Gray Nelson and Ida Rollins; March 4, 1867 – May 3, 1953) was the first African-American woman to become a dentist in the United States. [1] At a very young age she became an orphan when her parents died.
22 Νοε 2013 · Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, the first African American female dentist, was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, on March 4, 1867. She became an orphan when her mother, Jennie Gray, died in her early teens. Rollins’ white father, whose name is unknown, played no role in her childhood or education.
Women Who Inspire Us: Ida Gray Nelson Rollins. In 1890, Ida Gray Nelson Rollins graduated from the University of Michigan College of Dentistry. She was one of just three women in her graduating class, and was the very first African-American woman dentist in the United States.
Gray enrolled in October 1887, and graduated in 1890, as the first Black woman to graduate with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery in the United States. Ida opened a private dental practice in Cincinnati, Ohio, and married Sanford Nelson in 1895.
#BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInDentistry Dr. Ida Gray Nelson Rollins is a pioneer who paved the way for future generations of women in dentistry. We’re honored to highlight her remarkable story...
At a time when women were just beginning to be accepted into medical professions, Ida Gray Nelson Rollins became the first African-American woman to earn a doctor of dental surgery degree when she graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1890.
Three years later, in 1890, Ida Gray became the first Black woman to graduate with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in the US. (She was one of three women in her graduating class, and the 23rd woman to graduate from the dental school at the University of Michigan.)
