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August 13, 1933- Present (age 86 years)

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1.) People asked her why she was at the hospital and telling her she didn't belong there because of her race and/or gender.
2.) She wasn't expected to be accomplished and others assumed she not able to be a Surgeon General because of her race and or gender.
3.) Elders grew up in a segregated area of Arkansas

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1.) She combined her clinical practice along with her research regarding pediatric endocrinology. This lead to the publishing of well over a hundred papers, most which dealt with problems of growth and juvenile diabetes.

2.) She studied the sexual behavior of, and advocated for, adolescents. She realized that young women who have diabetes could have health risks if they become pregnant too young. This could include impromptu abortions and/or possible congenital abnormalities of the infant. She also aided her patients in controlling their fertility and advising them on the best time to start a family