1.0Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc.https://www.sicklecelldisease.orgEmma Dayhttps://www.sicklecelldisease.org/author/emma/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Wb7B4AaVaK"><a href="https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/2023/03/09/womens-history-month-dr-angella-dorothea-ferguson/">Women’s History Month: Dr. Angella Dorothea Ferguson</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/2023/03/09/womens-history-month-dr-angella-dorothea-ferguson/embed/#?secret=Wb7B4AaVaK" width="600" height="338" title="“Women’s History Month: Dr. Angella Dorothea Ferguson” — Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc." data-secret="Wb7B4AaVaK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> This #WomensHistoryMonth, we are highlighting prominent women who have made lasting contributions to the SCD community. #WomenInMedicine #WomensHistoryMonth Meet Dr. Angella Dorothea Ferguson, a pediatrician and sickle cell pioneer. Born in 1925, Dr. Ferguson dedicated her life to researching sickle cell disease, an unknown condition at the time. Her groundbreaking work led to the development […]https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FB_IMG_1708719403513.jpg