Rebecca Cole (1846-1922) – The second female African-American physician in the United States and the first at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP) studied first at the Institute for Colored Youth, later at WMCP under Ann Preston. After practicing medicine in New York and North Carolina, Cole returned to Philadelphia and opened the Women’s Directory Center, which helped poor women and children obtain medical and legal services. Cole was an advocate for Philadelphia’s African-American community.