Talk:Susan La Flesche Picotte

LaFlesche or Picotte?
I noticed that the article flip-flops between referring to the subject as "LaFlesche" or "Picotte." Which is standard? (i.e. is one last name preferred when referring to her in a shorter form, as with most spanish last names, or should the full "LaFlesche-Picotte" be used?) Cghsci (talk) 10:07, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * In my reading I did not see any "flip-flop". Picotte was used after she married.  I don't quite see the point about Spanish use of maiden names as she was part French, not Spanish.  Gandydancer (talk) 12:48, 17 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Ah, when again looking at the article re the below question I saw what you were referring to and changed it. Is it OK now?  Gandydancer (talk) 21:32, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Susan or Suzanne
I understand that there are multiple spellings of her name, but is there a reason the title of the article and the spelling in the beginning of the lede are different? Seems confusing. -KaJunl (talk) 19:23, 17 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Hmmm, I wonder if Suzette is the French spelling? Anyway, a google search only came up with Susan and I deleted the other.  Gandydancer (talk) 21:31, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

The conditional 1st or absolute 1st?
The intro says that she was the "...first Native American to earn a medical degree." The infobox describes her as being known for being the "First Native American woman to become a physician in the United States."


 * Was she the first Native American woman OR Native American period, man or woman, to become a doctor?


 * Was she the first in the world OR the United States? In other words, what was the extent of the location of her accomplishment?

If you can answer these questions decisively, please give references along with supporting quotes, even if those quotes are only listed in the reference itself or on this talk page. Thank you! —Geekdiva (talk) 00:19, 28 January 2018 (UTC)


 * She was not the first female MD in the world or the US but she was the first Native American MD, man or woman.   Gandydancer (talk) 04:26, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
 * She couldn't have been the first. Dr. Peter Wilson graduated with a medical degree in 1844. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:54, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

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