Alexa Canady by Joshua King https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4 en-us 2022-02-24 23:16:33 UTC 2025-11-06 11:11:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Birth date and family joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065476086 Alexa Canady was born on November 7th, 1950, and she is still alive. She had one brother.]]> 2022-02-24 23:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065476086 Growing up joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065478571 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.]]> 2022-02-24 23:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065478571 Education joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065482925 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.]]> 2022-02-24 23:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065482925 STEM contribution joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065491306 She became the first female African-American neurosurgeon ever. Canady specialized as a pediatric neurosurgeon. ]]> 2022-02-25 00:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065491306 Impact she made joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065500663 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.]]> 2022-02-25 00:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065500663 Other interesting facts joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065504465 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.]]> 2022-02-25 00:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2065504465 joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2066774526 2022-02-25 17:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2066774526 joshua_king https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2066774991 2022-02-25 17:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_king/ggqnrisx11pss6h4/wish/2066774991