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Grace Ellis

Because of Her Story 2024 intern at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History National Anthropological Archives

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Black and white portrait of Susan La Flesche Picotte on a photo card from the shoulders up.

How Susan and Rosalie La Flesche Made Omaha History

Better known as becoming the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree, Susan La Flesche, along with her sister Rosalie, made significant contributions to the anthropological study and preservation of Omaha tribal history.