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Patrice Erna Bath: Influential People In Medicine
Influential People in Medicine

The person I chose was Patrice Erna Bath, age 74. I chose her because I have working experience in the ophthalmology and I enjoyed my time working in this field. I was curious to see if any women made any inventions. The more I researched about Mrs. Bath the more intrigued I became with her accomplishments. Patrice Bath was born November 4, 1942, in Harlem, NY, Bath’s parents were Rupert Bath and Gladys Bath. Her father was born in Trinidad and was the first black motorman for the subway system in New York City. Her mother was born in American and she was a homemaker until her children were in their Pre-teen ages, at that point she became a homemaker for other families. The Bath family were poor and

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