Clara Marguerite Christian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Clara Marguerite Christian

medical practitioner, first black woman to study at University of Edinburgh

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Dominica

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Clara Marguerite Christian

  • Clara Marguerite Christian (May 1895 – September 1964), born in Dominica, was the first black woman to study at the University of Edinburgh and went on to be a "highly respected" mother of six.
  • Her university experience speaks to the "double jeopardy" of "navigating both race and gender within whiteness", embodying "the simultaneous invisibility and hyper-visibility" of being a black woman in Edinburgh during the 1910s.

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