https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp en-us 2016-02-04 14:08:07 UTC 2016-02-10 02:15:34 UTC hello@padlet.com kesslerlyndsey https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/93186751 Patricia Bath (1942-)]]> 2016-02-04 14:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/93186751 kesslerlyndsey https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/93192998 Patricia Bath became the first African american to complete a residency in pthalmology. ]]> 2016-02-04 14:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/93192998 kesslerlyndsey https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94225937 Patricia  Bath was born on November 4, 1942, in Harlem, New York.]]> 2016-02-10 02:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94225937 kesslerlyndsey https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226102 After graduating from high school in only two years, Bath headed to Hunter College, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1964.]]> 2016-02-10 02:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226102 kesslerlyndsey https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226301  Patricia Bath became the first female faculty member in the Department of Ophthalmology at UCLA.]]> 2016-02-10 02:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226301 kesslerlyndsey https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226451 Patricia Bath was the first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent.]]> 2016-02-10 02:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226451 kesslerlyndsey https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226650 Patricia Bath was able t overcome racism and poverty, and become an important contributing member to the opthamology medical field. She was the first woman on faculty at the eye institute. She also founded the American Institute for the prevention of blindness. bath invented the Laserphaco probe, whick is a device to help improve cataracts. She also devised a method for using ultrasound technology to treat cataracts. ]]> 2016-02-10 02:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kesslerlyndsey/l8ozky8fwomp/wish/94226650