Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler

Born: February 8, 1831
Died: March 9, 1895 (aged 64)
Bio: Rebecca Lee Crumpler, née Davis, was the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States. She married Arthur Crumpler who had served with the Union Army during the American Civil War.