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Alexa Canady was born on November 7th, 1950, and she is still alive. She had one brother.

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Alexa and her brother were the only two African American people in their school. She grew up in Lansing, Michigan, to her father who was a dentist, and her mother who worked for education.

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Canady went to the University of Michigan and she graduated in 1971 with a major in zoology, but after that, she continued and went to the university's medical school where she became interested in neurosurgery.

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She became the first female African-American neurosurgeon ever. Canady specialized as a pediatric neurosurgeon.

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Canady was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1989 and received the American Medical Women's Association President's Award in 1993. She also set an example for people everywhere.

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She pursued pediatric neurosurgery because of the love for her children. She worked for a short time at the Henry ord hospital. Canady retired in 2001.