Helen Rodríguez Trías
Helen Rodríguez Trías was a Puerto Rican pediatrician and women's rights activist.[1][2] She was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association.[1] In 2001 she was awarded the Presidential Citizen’s Medal.[1]
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 The first Latina president of The American Public Health Association |
She was born in Puerto Rico.[1] She moved to New York at age ten.[1] At school she was treated poorly because of her race.[1] Helen liked science and people.[1] [2]
She studied medicine in Puerto Rico.[1][2] Helen became a mother. She graduated when she was thirty one years old. Helen opened a place to take newborn babies if they are ill. This led to the newborn death rate in Puerto Rico decreasing by fifty percent.[1] [2]
She moved back to New York. Helen worked for organizations and movements. She specialized in pediatrics. She saw a mother pass away from an abortion. Helen began fighting for abortion and sterilization rights.[2][1]
Helen Rodríguez Trías has saved many people, from newborns to women.[2][2] She will be remembered because of all of her hard work.
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Rodríguez Trías taking care of a young child in a clinic
Presidential Citizens Medal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Parletta, Natalie (2018-04-26). "Three facts about Helen Rodríguez-Trías, pediatrician-turned-healthcare activist". Massive Science. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias". Changing the Face of Medicine at the National Institute of Health. Retrieved 2021-12-09.