BHM: Consuelo Clark-Stewart

Celebrated 8/31/2025

Consuelo Clark-Stewart was an American physician and the first African American woman to practice medicine in Ohio. For twenty years, Clark-Stewart ran a thriving medical practice in Youngstown, Ohio, where she treated both black and white patients. (Wikipedia, 9/5/2025)

Born: 1861, Ohio

Died: April 17, 1910 (age 49 years)

Education: Boston University School of Medicine, Gaines High School