Virginia Gov. Northam Issues Proclamation on Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 31 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS, Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in Delaware on February 8, 1831, to Absolum Davis and Matilda Webber and raised by her aunt, who provided care to the sick; and
WHEREAS, in 1852, Dr. Crumpler moved to Massachusetts, where she worked as a nurse for the next eight years; and
WHEREAS, with recommendations by physicians with whom she had worked, Dr. C . . .
WHEREAS, Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in Delaware on February 8, 1831, to Absolum Davis and Matilda Webber and raised by her aunt, who provided care to the sick; and
WHEREAS, in 1852, Dr. Crumpler moved to Massachusetts, where she worked as a nurse for the next eight years; and
WHEREAS, with recommendations by physicians with whom she had worked, Dr. C . . .