Rosalie A. Reed
Rosalie A. Reed (born 1945) is an American veterinarian. In 1973, Reed became the first woman to work as a vet at the Los Angeles Zoo. She was also the first African American to become a vet at a major United States zoo.
Biography
Reed was born in 1945 in Mt. Vernon, New York.[1][2] As a young girl, she was always interested in animals.[2] In 1972, she graduated from the Tuskegee Institute.[1] Reed worked her way through college and specialized in exotic animals at Tuskegee.[2] She was also a member of the rifle club in college.[3]
In 1973, Reed was hired by the Los Angeles Zoo, becoming the first woman to work as a veterinarian at the zoo and the first African American to work at a major zoo in the United States.[1][4] At the zoo, she cared for 2,635 different kinds of animals.[2] She was also involved in California condor rehabilitation at the zoo.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Webster, Raymond B. (1999). African American Firsts in Science & Technology. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7876-3876-4. OCLC 41238505 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d Lucas 1974, p. 70.
- ^ Lucas 1974, p. 64.
- ^ a b Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. p. 628. ISBN 978-1-57859-424-5.
Sources
- Lucas, Bob (March 1974). "Big Game Healer". Ebony. 29 (5).
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