(1933-08-13) August 13, 1933 (age 90) Schaal, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
Philander Smith College (BS) University of Arkansas, Little Rock (MD, MS)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army USPHS Commissioned Corps
Years of service
Army: 1953–1956 Public Health Service: 1993–1994
Rank
Vice Admiral
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Minnie Joycelyn Elders (born Minnie Lee Jones; August 13, 1933) is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, she was the second woman, second person of color, and first African American to serve as Surgeon General.
Elders is best known for her frank discussion of her views on controversial issues such as drug legalization, masturbation, and distributing contraception in schools.[1] She was forced to resign in December 1994 amidst controversy as a result of her views. She is currently a professor emerita of pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
^Duffy, Michael (December 19, 1994). "Getting Out the Wrecking Ball". Time. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
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