Ida Gray Nelson, dentist born

* Birth celebrating Ida · Gray Nelson · Rollins in 1867. She is an African American dentist

Idagra was born in Clarksville, Tennessee; when she was very young, her and her parents moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from Gains Public High School in Cincinnati in 1887. She entered the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and acquired her DDS degree in 1890. At this point, Gray became the first black woman in the US to receive a doctorate in dentistry. She returned to Cincinnati where she founded a very successful private clinic.

According to the news, the newspaper editor told Gray, "She is blushing and makes me feel that I have to find extra teeth to pull her anyway." In 1895, Gray married James Nelson. They moved to Chicago for the rest of their lives. Her husband was a veteran of the First World War who died in 1926; she remarried in 1929 and became Mrs. William A. Rollins, but better known is Aida N It is Dr. Rollins. She is dentist in Chicago and is also the first black woman to guide other African-American women to the industry.

She came to work in several women's organizations in Chicago and was often chosen as an example of what black women can do. Dr. Ida Gray Nelson died on May 3, 1953.

Aida Gray Nelson Rollins, the first African-American female dentist born on March 4, 1867 at Clarksville Tennessee. When her mother, Jenny Gray died when she was a teenager, she became an orphan. The Rawlings white father whose name is unknown was useless for her childhood or education. Adam was brought up by her aunt Caroline Gray, with three other children, boys and two daughters, after her mother's death. Caroline Gray (35 years old) was not educated and in 1867 moved from Clarksville, Tennessee State to Cincinnati, Ohio, four children could not read or write. In Ohio, Gray works as a tailor and supports families by nurturing children. All children of Gray contribute to family income. In high school, Rawlings worked as Taylor, and as a dental clinic of Jonathan and William Taft. Aida Gray graduated from Gains Public High School in 1887.

Ida Gray Nelson Rollins is the first African American female dentist. Rawlings was born on 4th March 1867 at Clarksville Tennessee State. When I was young, when my mother Jenny Gray died in her teens, she became an orphan. Rawlings' father was a Caucasian, but there was no other information about him. After the death of the mother, Rawlings was brought up by my aunt Caroline Gray. Gray did not receive education, and raised three children. Gray worked as a tailor and trained other children